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The Red Wolves

           GlenarvanandRobertwokeinalarm,andstartedtotheirfeetinstantly.

           "Whatisit?"exclaimedRobert.

           "IsittheIndians?"askedGlenarvan.

           "No,"repliedThalcave,"theAGUARAS."

           "AGUARAS?"saidRobert,lookinginquiringlyatGlenarvan.

           "Yes,"repliedGlenarvan,"theredwolvesofthePampas."

           Theyseizedtheirweaponsatonce,andstationedthemselvesbesidethePatagonian,whopointedtowardtheplainfromwhencetheyellingresounded.

           Robertdrewbackinvoluntarily.

           "Youarenotafraidofwolves,myboy?"saidGlenarvan.

           "No,myLord,"saidtheladinafirmtone,"andmoreover,besideyouIamafraidofnothing."

           "Somuchthebetter.TheseAGUARASarenotveryformidableeither;andifitwerenotfortheirnumberIshouldnotgivethemathought."

           "Nevermind;weareallwellarmed;letthemcome."

           "We’llcertainlygivethemawarmreception,"rejoinedGlenarvan.

           HisLordshiponlyspokethustoreassurethechild,forasecretterrorfilledhimatthesightofthislegionofbloodthirstyanimalsletlooseonthematmidnight.

           Theremightpossiblybesomehundreds,andwhatcouldthreemendo,evenarmedtotheteeth,againstsuchamultitude?

           AssoonasThalcavesaidthewordAGUARA,Glenarvanknewthathemeanttheredwolf,forthisisthenamegiventoitbythePampasIndians.Thisvoraciousanimal,calledbynaturaliststheCanisjubatus,isinshapelikealargedog,andhastheheadofafox.Itsfurisareddish-cinnamoncolor,andthereisablackmanealldowntheback.

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