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Who could have Foreseen it?

           "Whatabouttheotherone?Ittooktwoofthemtoleverthattreeovertheedge."

           "Icouldhaveshothim,butIlethimgo.Hemayhavehadnopartinit.PerhapsitwouldhavebeenbetterifIhadkilledhim,forhemust,asyousay,havelentahand."

           Nowthatwehadthecluetohisaction,eachofuscouldcastbackandremembersomesinisteractuponthepartofthehalf-breedhisconstantdesiretoknowourplans,hisarrestoutsideourtentwhenhewasover-hearingthem,thefurtivelooksofhatredwhichfromtimetotimeoneorotherofushadsurprised.Wewerestilldiscussingit,endeavoringtoadjustourmindstothesenewconditions,whenasingularsceneintheplainbelowarrestedourattention.

           Amaninwhiteclothes,whocouldonlybethesurvivinghalf-breed,wasrunningasonedoesrunwhenDeathisthepacemaker.Behindhim,onlyafewyardsinhisrear,boundedthehugeebonyfigureofZambo,ourdevotednegro.Evenaswelooked,hespranguponthebackofthefugitiveandflunghisarmsroundhisneck.Theyrolledonthegroundtogether.AninstantafterwardsZamborose,lookedattheprostrateman,andthen,wavinghishandjoyouslytous,camerunninginourdirection.Thewhitefigurelaymotionlessinthemiddleofthegreatplain.

           Ourtwotraitorshadbeendestroyed,butthemischiefthattheyhaddonelivedafterthem.Bynopossiblemeanscouldwegetbacktothepinnacle.Wehadbeennativesoftheworld;nowwewerenativesoftheplateau.Thetwothingswereseparateandapart.

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