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Dorcasandtheboywentonjoyously,andevenReuben’sspiritshoneatintervalswithanoutwardgladness;butinwardlytherewasacoldcoldsorrow,whichhecomparedtothesnowdriftslyingdeepintheglensandhollowsoftherivuletswhiletheleaveswerebrightlygreenabove.
CyrusBournewassufficientlyskilledinthetravelofthewoodstoobservethathisfatherdidnotadheretothecoursetheyhadpursuedintheirexpeditionoftheprecedingautumn.Theywerenowkeepingfarthertothenorth,strikingoutmoredirectlyfromthesettlements,andintoaregionofwhichsavagebeastsandsavagemenwereasyetthesolepossessors.Theboysometimeshintedhisopinionsuponthesubject,andReubenlistenedattentively,andonceortwicealteredthedirectionoftheirmarchinaccordancewithhisson’scounsel;but,havingsodone,heseemedillatease.Hisquickandwanderingglancesweresentforwardapparentlyinsearchofenemieslurkingbehindthetreetrunks,and,seeingnothingthere,hewouldcasthiseyesbackwardsasifinfearofsomepursuer.Cyrus,perceivingthathisfathergraduallyresumedtheolddirection,forboretointerfere;nor,thoughsomethingbegantoweighuponhisheart,didhisadventurousnaturepermithimtoregrettheincreasedlengthandthemysteryoftheirway.
Ontheafternoonofthefifthdaytheyhalted,andmadetheirsimpleencampmentnearlyanhourbeforesunset.
