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On the March

           IfHarrisweredetectedinopentreasonbeforethehourforaction,atleasttheyoungnoviceandhiscompanionswerenotinfearofanyimmediatedanger.Infact,itwasthediscoveryoftheironsabandonedbysomeslaves,andtheroaringofthelion,thathadcausedtheAmerican’ssuddendisappearance.

           Heknewthathewasdiscovered,andhehadfledprobablybeforethelittlepartywhichheguidedhadreachedtheplacewhereanattackhadbeenarranged.AsforNegoro,whosepresenceDingohadcertainlyrecognizedduringtheselastdaysofthemarch,hemusthaverejoinedHarris,soastoconsultwithhim.Atanyrate,severalhourswouldpassbeforeDickSandandhisfriendswouldbeassailed,anditwasnecessarytoprofitbythem.

           Theonlyplanwastoregainthecoastasquicklyaspossible.Thiscoast,astheyoungnovicehadeveryreasontobelieve,wasthatofAngola.Afterhavingreachedit,DickSandwouldtrytogain,eithertothenorthortothesouth,thePortuguesesettlements,wherehiscompanionscouldawaitinsafetysomeopportunitytoreturntotheircountry.

           But,toeffectthisreturntothecoast,shouldtheytaketheroadalreadypassedover?DickSanddidnotthinkso,andinthathewasgoingtoagreewithHarris,whohadclearlyforeseenthatcircumstanceswouldobligetheyoungnovicetoshortentheroad.

           Infact,itwouldhavebeendifficult,nottosayimprudent,torecommencethisdifficultjourneythroughtheforest,which,besides,couldonlytendtobringthemoutattheplacetheyhadstartedfrom.

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