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Chapter 1

           Theycantellthattheyarenolongeradvancinginadirectline;butcircuitouslyamongthecopses,andacrossthegladesthatstretchbetween.

           Allaregratifiedbyashoutfromtheconductor,announcingrecoveredconfidence.Inresponsethereisauniversalexplosionofwhipcord,withjoyousexclamations.

           Oncemoretheyarestretchingtheirteamsalongatravelledroadwhereahalf-scoreofwheeledvehiclesmusthavepassedbeforethem.Andnotlongbefore:thewheel-tracksareofrecentimpressthehoof-printsoftheanimalsfreshasifmadewithinthehour.Atrainofwaggons,notunliketheirown,musthavepassedovertheburntprairie!

           Likethemselves,itcouldonlybegoingtowardstheLeona:perhapssomegovernmentconvoyonitswaytoFortInge?Inthatcasetheyhaveonlytokeepinthesametrack.TheFortisonthelineoftheirmarchbutashortdistancebeyondthepointwheretheirjourneyistoterminate.

           Nothingcouldbemoreopportune.Theguide,hithertoperplexedthoughwithoutacknowledgingitisatoncerelievedofallanxiety;andwithafreshexhibitionofconceit,orderstheroutetoberesumed.

           Foramileormorethewaggon-tracksarefollowednotinadirectline,butbendingaboutamongtheskeletoncopses.ThecountenanceofCassiusCalhoun,forawhilewearingaconfidentlook,graduallybecomesclouded

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