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Harris and Negoro

           ItwillbesufficientformyyoungfriendtoconceivetheideaofgoingtotheCoanza."

           "Butwillhegetthatidea?"askedNegoro.

           "Surely,"repliedHarris,"becauseheisintelligent,andcannotsuspectthedangerthatawaitshim.DickSandwouldnotthinkofreturningtothecoastbythewaywehavefollowedtogether.Hewouldbelostamongtheseimmenseforests.Hewillseek,then,Iamsure,toreachoneoftheriversthatflowtowardthecoast,soastodescenditonaraft.Hehasnootherplantotake,andIknowhewilltakeit."

           "Yes,perhapsso,"repliedNegoro,whowasreflecting.

           "Itisnot’perhapsso,’itis’assuredlyso,’thatmustbesaid,"continuedHarris."Doyousee,Negoro?ItisasifIhadappointedarendezvouswithmyyoungfriendonthebanksoftheCoanza."

           "Well,then,"repliedNegoro,"letusgo.IknowDickSand.Hewillnotdelayanhour,andwemustgetbeforehim."

           "Letusstart,comrade."

           HarrisandNegorobothstoodup,whenthenoisethathadbeforeattractedthePortuguese’sattentionwasrenewed.Itwasatremblingofthestemsbetweenthehighpapyrus.

           Negorostopped,andseizedHarris’shand.

           Suddenlyalowbarkingwasheard.Adogappearedatthefootofthebank,withitsmouthopen,readytospring.

           "Dingo!"criedHarris.

           "Ah!thistimeitshallnotescapeme!"repliedNegoro.

           Dingowasgoingtojumpuponhim,whenNegoro,seizingHarris’sgun,quicklyputittohisshoulderandfired.

           Alonghowlofpainrepliedtothedetonation,andDingodisappearedbetweenthedoublerowofbushesthatborderedthebrook

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