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Chapter 5

           "Downbanksandupbanks,andovergates,andsplashingintodikes,andbreakingamongcoarserushes:nomancaredwherehewent.Aswecamenearertotheshouting,itbecamemoreandmoreapparentthatitwasmadebymorethanonevoice.Sometimes,itseemedtostopaltogether,andthenthesoldiersstopped.Whenitbrokeoutagain,thesoldiersmadeforitatagreaterratethanever,andweafterthem.Afterawhile,wehadsorunitdown,thatwecouldhearonevoicecalling"Murder!"andanothervoice,"Convicts!Runaways!Guard!Thiswayfortherunawayconvicts!"Thenbothvoiceswouldseemtobestifledinastruggle,andthenwouldbreakoutagain.Andwhenithadcometothis,thesoldiersranlikedeer,andJoetoo.

           Thesergeantraninfirst,whenwehadrunthenoisequitedown,andtwoofhismenranincloseuponhim.Theirpieceswerecockedandlevelledwhenweallranin.

           "Herearebothmen!"pantedthesergeant,strugglingatthebottomofaditch."Surrender,youtwo!andconfoundyoufortwowildbeasts!Comeasunder!"

           Waterwassplashing,andmudwasflying,andoathswerebeingsworn,andblowswerebeingstruck,whensomemoremenwentdownintotheditchtohelpthesergeant,anddraggedout,separately,myconvictandtheotherone.Bothwerebleedingandpantingandexecratingandstruggling;butofcourseIknewthembothdirectly.

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