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The Flood

           Extremehastewasimperative,foralltheirlivesdependedonit.Shouldtheinundationincrease,wherecouldtheyfindrefuge?Notasingleelevatedpointwasvisibleonthewholecircleofthehorizon,andonsuchlevelplainswaterwouldsweepalongwithfearfulrapidity.

           Thehorseswerespurredontotheutmost,andThaoukaledtheway,boundingoverthewaterasifithadbeenhisnaturalelement.Certainlyhemightjustlyhavebeencalledasea-horsebetterthanmanyoftheamphibiousanimalswhobearthatname.

           Allofasudden,aboutteninthemorning,Thaoukabetrayedsymptomsofviolentagitation.Hekeptturningroundtowardthesouth,neighingcontinually,andsnortingwithwideopennostrils.Herearedviolently,andThalcavehadsomedifficultyinkeepinghisseat.Thefoamfromhismouthwastingedwithbloodfromtheactionofthebit,pulledtightlybyhismaster’sstronghand,andyetthefieryanimalwouldnotbestill.Hadhebeenfree,hismasterknewhewouldhavefledawaytothenorthasfastashislegswouldhavecarriedhim.

           "WhatisthematterwithThaouka?"askedPaganel."Ishebittenbytheleeches?TheyareveryvoraciousintheArgentinestreams."

           "No,"repliedtheIndian.

           "Ishefrightenedatsomething,then?"

           "Yes,hescentsdanger."

           "Whatdanger?"

           "Idon’tknow."

           But,thoughnodangerwasapparenttotheeye,theearcouldcatchthesoundofamurmuringnoisebeyondthelimitsofthehorizon,likethecominginofthetide.

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