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On the Way

           Thenhebegantogoawayagain,and,ashewoulddothesame,evenwithoutnet,withoutbox,andwithoutglasses,theywereobligedtolethimdoashepleased.ButHerculesundertooktowatchhimcloselywhichquitenaturallybecameoneofhisdutiesanditwasagreedthathewouldactwithCousinBenedictasthelatterwouldwithaninsect;thatis,thathewouldcatchhim,ifnecessary,andbringhimbackasdelicatelyastheotherwouldwiththerarestofthelepidopters.

           Thatrulemade,theytroubledthemselvesnomoreaboutCousinBenedict.

           Thelittletroop,ithasbeenseen,waswellarmed,andguardeditselfcarefully.But,asHarrisrepeated,therewasnoencountertofearexceptwithwanderingIndians,andtheywouldprobablyseenone.

           Atallevents,theprecautionstakenwouldsufficetokeepthemrespectful.

           Thepathswhichwoundacrossthethickforestdidnotmeritthatname.Theywereratherthetracksofanimalsthanthetracksofmen.Theycouldonlybefollowedwithdifficulty.So,infixingtheaveragedistancethatthelittletroopwouldmakeinamarchoftwelvehoursatonlyfiveorsixmiles,Harrishadcalculatedwisely.

           Theweather,however,wasveryfine.Thesunmountedtowardthezenith,spreadinginwaveshisalmostperpendicularrays.Ontheplainthisheatwouldbeunbearable,Harristookcaretoremark;but,underthoseimpenetrablebranches,theyboreiteasilyandwithimpunity.

           Thegreaterpartofthetreesofthisforestwereunknown,aswellto

           Mrs.Weldonastohercompanions,blackorwhite.

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