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The Bad Roads of Angola

           

           "Infact,"repliedTom,"theysaythatthesegroundshavebeensoftenedbytherain;but,however,ithasnotrainedduringtheselastdays."

           "No,"repliedBat;"butthestormisnotfaroff."

           "Thegreaterreason,"repliedDickSand,"whyweshouldhurryandgetclearofthisswampbeforeitcommences.Hercules,takelittleJackinyourarms.Bat,Austin,keepnearMrs.Weldon,soastobeabletohelpherifnecessary.You,Mr.BenedictWhy,whatareyoudoing,Mr.Benedict?"

           "Iamfalling!"innocentlyrepliedCousinBenedict,whohadjustdisappearedasifatraphadbeensuddenlyopenedbeneathhisfeet.

           Infact,thepoormanhadventuredonasortofquagmire,andhaddisappearedhalf-wayinthestickymud.Theystretchedouttheirhands,andherose,coveredwithslime,butquitesatisfiedatnothavinginjuredhispreciousentomologist’sbox.Acteonwentbesidehim,andmadeithisdutytopreservetheunlucky,near-sightedmanfromanynewdisasters.

           Besides,CousinBenedicthadmaderatherabadchoiceofthequagmireforhisplunge.Whentheydrewhimoutofthestickyearthalargequantityofbubblesrosetothesurface,and,inbursting,theyemittedsomegasesofasuffocatingodor.Livingstone,whohadbeensunkuptohischestinthisslime,comparedthesegroundstoacollectionofenormoussponges,madeofblack,porousearth,fromwhichnumerousstreamsofwaterspoutedwhentheyweresteppedupon.Theseplaceswerealwaysverydangerous.

           ForthespaceofhalfamileDickSandandhiscompanionsmustmarchoverthisspongysoil.

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