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The stranger again examined him curiously . Then he suddenly stretched out his hand and grasped his companion 's . `` All right ; if you ca n't send , I reckon I can manage to walk over there tomorrow . '' `` I was goin ' on to say , '' said Morse , simply , `` that if you 'll lie by tonight , I 'll start over sunup , after puttin ' out the cattle , and fetch you back a horse afore noon . '' `` That 's enough . '' He , however , remained looking curiously at Morse . `` Did you never hear , '' he said , with a singular smile , `` that it was about the meanest kind of luck that could happen to you to save a drowning man ? ''