.load() loading very small files slowly

I'm starting to use JQuery ajax and am seeing a second-2 delay in the loading of a line of text when I click on the link.

Here is the JQuery code

$("a").click(function(e){

e.preventDefault();

e = this;

$(".selected").removeClass("selected");

$(this).addClass("selected");

$("#content").slideUp('fast',function(){$(e.hash).load(e.href); });

$("#content").slideDown();

});

Content should load when the slideUp is done but it normally doesn't change the content till halfway through the slide down because of the delay.

I've tried without the slideup/down but it still has this delay.

The content to load is at most 8 words.

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