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`` No ; we ought to be movin ' , fur I opine we 've a good tramp afore us . '' Again the boat was shoved out , and shot onward . Nothing worthy of mention occurred on the way . The next day , at noon , they reached their destination . Leland 's heart sunk within him , as he gazed up from the river and saw , where once his home had been , nothing but black and charred ruins . A portion of what had once been used as the barn remained entire , having escaped the flames . `` This is just the thing , '' said Kent , approaching it .