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The Terrible Word

           

           Now,ifthehorsefeltnothingofthestable,ofwhichheshouldhavegreatneed,nothingbesidesannouncedtheapproachestoagreatclearing,suchastheFarmofSanFelicemustbe.

           Mrs.Weldon,indifferentasshethenwastowhatdidnotconcernherchild,wasstruckatseeingthecountrystillsodesolate.What!notanative,notafarm-servant,atsuchashortdistance!Harrismustbewild!No!sherepulsedthisidea.AnewdelaywouldhavebeenthedeathofherlittleJack!

           Meanwhile,Harrisalwayskeptinadvance,butheseemedtoobservethedepthsofthewood,andlookedtotherightandleft,likeamanwhowasnotsureofhimselfnorofhisroad.

           Mrs.Weldonshuthereyessoasnottoseehim.

           Afteraplainamileinextent,theforest,withoutbeingasdenseasinthewest,hadreappeared,andthelittletroopwasagainlostunderthegreattrees.

           Atsixo’clockintheeveningtheyhadreachedathicket,whichappearedtohaverecentlygivenpassagetoabandofpowerfulanimals.DickSandlookedaroundhimveryattentively.Atadistancewinchfarsurpassedthehumanheight,thebranchesweretornofforbroken.Atthesametimetheherbs,roughlyscattered,exhibitedonthesoil,alittlemarshy,printsofstepswhichcouldnotbethoseofjaguars,orcougars.

           Werethese,then,the"ais,"orsomeothertardi-graves,whosefeethadthusmarkedthesoil?Buthow,then,explainthebreakinthebranchesatsuchaheight?

           Elephantsmighthave,withoutdoubt,leftsuchimprints,stampedtheselargetraces,madeasimilarholeintheimpenetrableunderwood.

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