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Harris

           Weldoninformedhimthatdeparturewasdecidedupon,andthat,fortendays,theymusttraveltotheinteriorofthecountry.

           CousinBenedictrepliedthathewasreadytosetout,andthathewouldnotaskbetterthantocrossAmericaentirely,providedtheywouldlethim"collect"ontheway.

           Mrs.Weldonthenoccupiedherself,withNan’sassistance,inpreparingacomfortablerepastagoodprecautionbeforesettingout.

           Duringthistime,Harris,accompaniedbyDickSand,hadturnedtheangleofthecliff.Bothfollowedthehighbank,overaspaceofthreehundredsteps.There,ahorse,tiedtoatree,gavejoyousneighingattheapproachofhismaster.

           Itwasavigorousbeast,ofaspeciesthatDickSandcouldnotrecognize.Neckandshoulderslong,loinsshort,andhindquartersstretchedout,shouldersflat,foreheadalmostpointed.Thishorseoffered,however,distinctivesignsofthoseracestowhichweattributeanArabianorigin.

           "Yousee,myyoungfriend,"saidHarris,"thatitisastronganimal,andyoumaycountonitnotfailingyouontheroute."

           Harrisdetachedhishorse,tookitbythebridle,anddescendedthesteepbankagain,precedingDickSand.Thelatterhadthrownarapidglance,aswellovertheriverastowardtheforestwhichshutupitstwobanks.Buthesawnothingofanaturetomakehimuneasy.

           However,whenhehadrejoinedtheAmerican,hesuddenlygavehimthefollowingquestion,whichthelattercouldlittleexpect:

           "Mr.

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