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Chapter 10
Whenthefactwasgenerallyunderstood,thesavagesraisedafrightfulyell,whichdeclaredtheextentoftheirdisappointment.Someranfuriouslytothewater’sedge,beatingtheairwithfranticgestures,whileothersspatupontheelement,toresentthesupposedtreasonithadcommittedagainsttheiracknowledgedrightsasconquerors.Afew,andtheynottheleastpowerfulandterrificoftheband,threwloweringlooks,inwhichthefiercestpassionwasonlytemperedbyhabitualself-command,atthosecaptiveswhostillremainedintheirpower;whileoneortwoevengaveventtotheirmalignantfeelingsbythemostmenacinggestures,againstwhichneitherthesexnorthebeautyofthesisterswasanyprotection.Theyoungsoldiermadeadesperate,butfruitlesseffort,tospringtothesideofAlice,whenhesawthedarkhandofasavagetwistedintherichtresseswhichwereflowinginvolumesoverhershoulders,whileaknifewaspassedaroundtheheadfromwhichtheyfell,asiftodenotethehorridmannerinwhichitwasabouttoberobbedofitsbeautifulornament.Buthishandswerebound;andatthefirstmovementhemade,hefeltthegraspofthepowerfulIndianwhodirectedtheband,pressinghisshoulderlikeavise.Immediatelyconscioushowunavailinganystruggleagainstsuchanoverwhelmingforcemustprove,hesubmittedtohisfate,encouraginghisgentlecompanionsbyafewlowandtenderassurancesthatthenativesseldomfailedtothreatenmorethantheyperformed.
