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Fight Between Friday and a Bear

           andtheravenouscreatures,asweheardafterwards,werecomedownintotheforestandplaincountry,pressedbyhunger,toseekforfood,andhaddoneagreatdealofmischiefinthevillages, wheretheysurprisedthecountrypeople,killedagreatmanyoftheirsheepandhorses,andsomepeople,too. 

           Wehadonedangerousplacetopass,whichourguidetoldusiftherewereanymorewolvesinthecountryweshouldfindthemthere; andthiswasinasmallplain,surroundedwithwoodsoneveryside,andalongnarrowdefile,orlane,whichweweretopasstogetthroughthewood,andthenweshouldcometothevillagewhereweweretolodge. 

           Itwaswithinhalfanhourofsunsetwhenweenteredthefirstwood,andalittleaftersunsetwhenwecameintotheplain. Wemetwithnothinginthefirstwood,exceptthat,inalittleplainwithinthewood,whichwasnotabovetwofurlongsover,wesawfivegreatwolvescrosstheroad,fullspeed,oneafteranother,asiftheyhadbeeninchaseofsomeprey,andhaditinview; theytooknonoticeofus,andweregoneandoutofoursightinafewmoments. Uponthisourguide,who,bytheway,wasawretchedfaintheartedfellow,biduskeepinareadyposture,forhebelievedthereweremorewolvesa-coming. 

           Wekeptourarmsready,andoureyesaboutus;butwesawnomorewolvestillwecamethroughthatwood,whichwasnearhalfaleague,andenteredtheplain. Assoonaswecameintotheplain,wehadoccasionenoughtolookaboutus. Thefirstobjectwemetwithwasadeadhorse,thatistosay,apoorhorsewhichthewolveshadkilled,andatleastadozenofthematwork; wecouldnotsayeatingofhim,butpickingofhisbonesrather,fortheyhadeatenupallthefleshbefore. 

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