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Chapter 16

           Theyweremingledwithathunder-likehammeringofhoofs—aswishingandcrashingofbranches—savagesnorts,accompaniedbythesharpsnappingofteeth—thedull"thud"ofheelscomingincontactwithribsandroundedhips—squealingthatbetokenedspiteorpain—allformingacombinationofsoundsthatjarredharshlyupontheear,andcausedtheearthtoquake,asifoscillatinguponitsorbit!

           Ittoldofaterribleconflictcarriedonbythewildstallions;who,stillunseen,werefightingindiscriminatelyamongthemselves,astheyheldtheirwayamongthemottes.

           Notmuchlongerunseen.AsMauricegavethesignaltostart,thespeckledcrowdshoweditselfinanopeningbetweentwocopses.Inamomentmoreitfilledthegangway-likegap,andcommenceddisgorgingintotheglade,withtheimpetusofanavalanche!

           Itwascomposedoflivingforms—themostbeautifulknowninnature:forinthismanmustgivewaytothehorse.Nottheunsexedhorseofcivilisation,withhunchedshoulders,bandiedlimbs,andbowedfrontlet—scarceoneinathousandoftrueequineshape—andthis,stillfurther,mutilatedbytheshearsofthecoperandgentlemanjockey—butthewildsteedofthesavannas,foaleduponthegreengrass,hisformleftfreetodevelopastheflowersthatshedtheirfragrancearoundhim.

           Eyeneverbeheldamoresplendidsightthanacavalladaofwildstallions,prancinguponaprairie;especiallyatthatseasonwhen,stirredbystrongpassions,theyseektodestroyoneanother.

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