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Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders
Itmaybethattheycannot,butitmayalsobethattheywillnot,helpustogetaway.
Attheendofthevictoriouscampaignthesurvivingape-folkweredrivenacrosstheplateau(theirwailingswerehorrible)andestablishedintheneighborhoodoftheIndiancaves,wheretheywould,fromnowonwards,beaservileraceundertheeyesoftheirmasters.Itwasarude,raw,primevalversionoftheJewsinBabylonortheIsraelitesinEgypt.Atnightwecouldhearfromamidthetreesthelong-drawncry,assomeprimitiveEzekielmournedforfallengreatnessandrecalledthedepartedgloriesofApeTown.Hewersofwoodanddrawersofwater,suchweretheyfromnowonwards.
Wehadreturnedacrosstheplateauwithouralliestwodaysafterthebattle,andmadeourcampatthefootoftheircliffs.Theywouldhavehadussharetheircaveswiththem,butLordJohnwouldbynomeansconsenttoitconsideringthattodosowouldputusintheirpoweriftheyweretreacherouslydisposed.Wekeptourindependence,therefore,andhadourweaponsreadyforanyemergency,whilepreservingthemostfriendlyrelations.Wealsocontinuallyvisitedtheircaves,whichweremostremarkableplaces,thoughwhethermadebymanorbyNaturewehaveneverbeenabletodetermine.Theywereallontheonestratum,hollowedoutofsomesoftrockwhichlaybetweenthevolcanicbasaltformingtheruddycliffsabovethem,andthehardgranitewhichformedtheirbase.
