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A Hundred Miles in Ten Days

           "Iknowindeedthatthisforestislikeanimmensesea,orratherlikethebottomofasea,whereasailorhimselfcouldnottakethelatitudenorrecognizehisposition.Butaccustomedtotravelinginthewoods,Iknowhowtofindmyrouteonlybytheinclinationofcertaintrees,bythedirectionoftheirleaves,bythemovementorthecompositionofthesoil,byathousanddetailswhichescapeyou!Besureofit,Iwillleadyou,youandyours,whereyououghttogo!"

           AllthesethingsweresaidveryclearlybyHarris.DickSandandhe,attheheadofthetroop,oftentalkedwithoutanyoneminglingintheirconversation.IfthenovicefeltsomedoubtsthattheAmericandidnotalwayssucceedinscattering,hepreferredtokeepthemtohimself.

           The8th,9th,10th,11th,and12thofAprilpassedinthismanner,withoutanyincidenttomarkthejourney.Theydidnotmakemorethaneighttoninemilesintwelvehours.Thetimesconsecratedtoeatingorreposecameatregularintervals,andthoughalittlefatiguewasfeltalready,thesanitaryconditionwasstillverysatisfactory.

           LittleJackbegantosufferalittlefromthislifeinthewoods,towhichhewasnotaccustomed,andwhichwasbecomingverymonotonousforhim.Andthenallthepromiseswhichhadbeenmadehimhadnotbeenkept.Thecaoutchoucjumping-jacks,thehumming-birds,allthoseseemedconstantlytorecede.Therehadalsobeenaquestionofshowinghimthemostbeautifulparrotsintheworld,andtheyoughtnottobewantingintheserichforests.

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