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A Sight which I shall Never Forget
Intothisherushed,regardlessofthorns,andthrewhimselfintotheheartofit,pullingmedownbyhisside.
"There!"hepanted."Ithinkwearesafehere.They’llmakeforthecampassureasfate.Itwillbetheirfirstidea.Butthisshouldpuzzle’em."
"Whatisitall?"Iasked,whenIhadgotmybreath."Wherearetheprofessors?Andwhoisitthatisafterus?"
"Theape-men,"hecried."MyGod,whatbrutes!Don’traiseyourvoice,fortheyhavelongears—sharpeyes,too,butnopowerofscent,sofarasIcouldjudge,soIdon’tthinktheycansniffusout.Wherehaveyoubeen,youngfellah?Youwerewelloutofit."
InafewsentencesIwhisperedwhatIhaddone.
"Prettybad,"saidhe,whenhehadheardofthedinosaurandthepit."Itisn’tquitetheplaceforarestcure.What?ButIhadnoideawhatitspossibilitieswereuntilthosedevilsgotholdofus.Theman-eatin’Papuanshadmeonce,buttheyareChesterfieldscomparedtothiscrowd."
"Howdidithappen?"Iasked.
"Itwasintheearlymornin’.Ourlearnedfriendswerejuststirrin’.Hadn’tevenbeguntoargueyet.Suddenlyitrainedapes.Theycamedownasthickasapplesoutofatree.Theyhadbeenassemblin’inthedark,Isuppose,untilthatgreattreeoverourheadswasheavywiththem.Ishotoneofthemthroughthebelly,butbeforeweknewwhereweweretheyhadusspread-eagledonourbacks.
