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On the Road to Auckland

           "MydearLord,whereMaoriesareconcerned,distrustissaferthanconfidence.IdonotknowonwhattermstheyarewiththeEnglish,whethertheinsurrectionissuppressedorsuccessful,orwhetherindeedthewarmaynotbegoingonwithfullvigor.Modestyapart,peoplelikeuswouldbeaprize,andImustsay,IwouldratherforegoatasteofMaorihospitality.IthinkitcertainlymoreprudenttoavoidthisvillageofNgarnavahia,toskirtitatadistance,soastoavoidallencounterswiththenatives.WhenwereachDruryitwillbeanotherthing,andthereourbraveladieswillbeabletorecruittheirstrengthattheirleisure."

           Thisadviceprevailed.LadyHelenapreferredtopassanothernightintheopenair,andnottoexposehercompanionstodanger.NeitherMaryGrantorshewishedtohalt,andtheycontinuedtheirmarchalongtheriver.

           Twohourslater,thefirstshadesofeveningbegantofall.Thesun,beforedisappearingbelowthewesternhorizon,dartedsomebrightraysthroughanopeningintheclouds.Thedistanteasternsummitswereempurpledwiththepartinggloriesoftheday.Itwaslikeaflyingsaluteaddressedtotheway-worntravelers.

           Glenarvanandhisfriendshastenedtheirsteps,theyknewhowshortthetwilightisinthishighlatitude,andhowquicklythenightfollowsit.Theywereveryanxioustoreachtheconfluenceofthetworiversbeforethedarknessovertookthem.Butathickfogrosefromtheground,andmadeitverydifficulttoseetheway

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