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Chapter 42

           Achapparalforest!HowcameIintoit?

           "NowIhaveit,"continuedhe,afterashortspellofreflection."Myheadwasdashedagainstatree.Thereitis—theverylimbthatliftedmeoutofthesaddle.Myleftlegpainsme.Ah!Iremember;itcameincontactwiththetrunk.Byheavens,Ibelieveitisbroken!"

           Ashesaidthis,hemadeanefforttoraisehimselfintoanerectattitude.Itprovedafailure.Hissinisterlimbwouldlendhimnoassistance:itwasswollenattheknee-joint—eithershatteredordislocated.

           "Whereisthehorse?Goneoff,ofcourse.Bythistime,inthestablesofCasadelCorvo.Ineednotcarenow.Icouldnotmounthim,ifhewerestandingbymyside.

           "Theother?"headded,afterapause."Goodheavens!whataspectacleitwas!NowonderitscaredtheoneIwasriding!

           "WhatamItodo?Mylegmaybebroken.Ican’tstirfromthisspot,withoutsomeonetohelpme.Tenchancestoone—ahundred—athousand—againstanyonecomingthisway;atleastnottillI’vebecomefoodforthosefilthybirds.Ugh!thehideousbrutes;theystretchouttheirbeaks,asifalreadysureofmakingamealuponme!

           "HowlonghaveIbeenlyinghere?Thesurfdon’tseemveryhigh.Itwasjustdaybreak,asIclimbedintothesaddle.IsupposeI’vebeenunconsciousaboutanhour.

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