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The Avenging Angels.

           Thevalleyinwhichhefoundhimselfdividedandsub-dividedintomanygorges,whichweresolikeeachotherthatitwasimpossibletodistinguishonefromtheother. Hefollowedoneforamileormoreuntilhecametoamountaintorrentwhichhewassurethathehadneverseenbefore. Convincedthathehadtakenthewrongturn,hetriedanother,butwiththesameresult. Nightwascomingonrapidly,anditwasalmostdarkbeforeheatlastfoundhimselfinadefilewhichwasfamiliartohim. Eventhenitwasnoeasymattertokeeptotherighttrack,forthemoonhadnotyetrisen,andthehighcliffsoneithersidemadetheobscuritymoreprofound. Weigheddownwithhisburden,andwearyfromhisexertions,hestumbledalong,keepinguphisheartbythereflectionthateverystepbroughthimnearertoLucy,andthathecarriedwithhimenoughtoensurethemfoodfortheremainderoftheirjourney. 

           Hehadnowcometothemouthoftheverydefileinwhichhehadleftthem. Eveninthedarknesshecouldrecognizetheoutlineofthecliffswhichboundedit. Theymust,hereflected,beawaitinghimanxiously,forhehadbeenabsentnearlyfivehours. Inthegladnessofhisheartheputhishandstohismouthandmadetheglenre-echotoaloudhallooasasignalthathewascoming. Hepausedandlistenedforananswer. Nonecamesavehisowncry,whichclatteredupthedrearysilentravines,andwasbornebacktohisearsincountlessrepetitions. Againheshouted,evenlouderthanbefore,andagainnowhispercamebackfromthefriendswhomhehadleftsuchashorttimeago. 

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