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Chapter 53

           Thestreamwasthere;andforwantofabettervessel,theconcavebladesofthemagueywouldhaveservedasacistern.

           Hisself-reproachescametoolate.Thewaterwasunderhiseyes,onlytotantalisehim;andbysodoingincreasehiseagernesstoobtainit.Hecouldnotreturntothestream,withoutrunningthegauntletofthecoyotés,andthatwouldbecertaindeath.Hehadbutfainthopesthatthehoundwouldreturnandrescuehimasecondtimefainterstillthathismessagewouldreachthemanforwhomitwasintended.Ahundredtooneagainstthat.

           Thirstisquickincomingtoamanwhoseveinsarehalf-emptiedoftheirblood.Thetortureproclaimeditselfapace.Howlongwasittocontinue?

           Thistimeitwasaccompaniedbyastrayingofthesenses.Thewolves,frombeingahundred,seemedsuddenlytohaveincreasedtheirnumbertenfold.Athousandappearedtoencompassthetree,fillingthewholegroundoftheglade!Theycamenearerandnearer.Theireyesgaveoutaluridlight.Theirredtongueslappedthehangingcloth;theytoreitwiththeirteeth.Hecouldfeeltheirfetidbreath,astheysprangupamongthebranches!

           Alucidintervaltoldhimthatitwasallfancy.Thewolveswerestillthere;butonlyahundredofthemasbefore,reclininguponthegrass,pitiablyawaitingacrisis!Itcamebeforetheperiodoflucidityhaddeparted;tothespectatorunexpectedasinexplicable.Hesawthecoyotéssuddenlyspringtotheirfeet,andrushoffintothethicket,untilnotoneremainedwithintheglade.

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