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Those Were the Real Conquests

           Howelseshallwegobackunashamedtoourwomen?"

           Thelittleredwarriorshunguponthewordsofthespeaker,andwhenhehadfinishedtheyburstintoaroarofapplause,wavingtheirrudeweaponsintheair.Theoldchiefsteppedforwardtous,andaskedussomequestions,pointingatthesametimetothewoods.LordJohnmadeasigntohimthatheshouldwaitforananswerandthenheturnedtous.

           "Well,it’suptoyoutosaywhatyouwilldo,"saidhe;"formypartIhaveascoretosettlewiththesemonkey-folk,andifitendsbywipingthemoffthefaceoftheearthIdon’tseethattheearthneedfretaboutit.I’mgoin’withourlittleredpalsandImeantoseethemthroughthescrap.Whatdoyousay,youngfellah?"

           "OfcourseIwillcome."

           "Andyou,Challenger?"

           "Iwillassuredlyco-operate."

           "Andyou,Summerlee?"

           "Weseemtobedriftingveryfarfromtheobjectofthisexpedition,LordJohn.IassureyouthatIlittlethoughtwhenIleftmyprofessionalchairinLondonthatitwasforthepurposeofheadingaraidofsavagesuponacolonyofanthropoidapes."

           "Tosuchbaseusesdowecome,"saidLordJohn,smiling."Butweareupagainstit,sowhat’sthedecision?"

           "Itseemsamostquestionablestep,"saidSummerlee,argumentativetothelast,"butifyouareallgoing,IhardlyseehowIcanremainbehind."

           "Thenitissettled,"saidLordJohn,andturningtothechiefhenoddedandslappedhisrifle.

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