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On the March

           Then,eithertheriverdescendedfromtheseheights,oritmadeabendtowardthesouth,and,inthesetwocases,DickSandcouldnottakelongtofindthecourse.Perhaps,evenbeforereachingtheriverforithadarighttothisqualification,beingadirecttributaryoftheoceanoneofitsaffluentswouldbemetwithwhichwouldsufficeforthetransportofthelittleparty.

           Atanyrate,astreamofsomesortcouldnotbefaraway.

           Infact,duringthelastmilesofthejourneythenatureoftheearthhadbeenmodified.Thedeclivitiesdiminishedandbecamedamp.Hereandthererannarrowstreams,whichindicatedthatthesub-soilenclosedeverywhereawaterynetwork.Duringthelastday’smarchthecaravanhadkeptalongoneoftheserivulets,whosewaters,reddenedwithoxydeofiron,eatawayitssteep,wornbanks.Tofinditagaincouldnottakelong,orbeverydifficult.Evidentlytheycouldnotdescenditsimpetuouscourse,butitwouldbeeasytofollowittoitsjunctionwithamoreconsiderable,possiblyanavigable,affluent.

           SuchwastheverysimpleplanwhichDickSanddeterminedupon,afterhavingconferredwitholdTom.

           Daycame,alltheircompanionsgraduallyawoke.Mrs.WeldonplacedlittleJackinNan’sarms.Thechildwasdrowsyandfaded-lookingduringtheintermittentperiods,andwassadtosee.

           Mrs.WeldonapproachedDickSand."Dick,"sheasked,afterasteadyglance,"whereisHarris?Idonotperceivehim."

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