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Suspicious Occurrences

           Thesunwentdown,andafewsolitaryrayspiercingtherosyclouds,lighteduptheMurraydistrict,leavingGippslandindeepshadow,asifnighthadsuddenlyfallenonthewholeregion.Thecontrastwaspresentedveryvividlytothespectatorsplacedbetweenthesetwocountriessodivided,andsomeemotionfilledthemindsofthetravelers,astheycontemplatedthealmostunknowndistricttheywereabouttotraverserighttothefrontiersofVictoria.

           Theycampedontheplateauthatnight,andnextdaythedescentcommenced.Itwastolerablyrapid.Ahailstormofextremeviolenceassailedthetravelers,andobligedthemtoseekashelteramongtherocks.Itwasnothail-stones,butregularlumpsofice,aslargeasone’shand,whichfellfromthestormyclouds.Awaterspoutcouldnothavecomedownwithmoreviolence,andsundrybigbruiseswarnedPaganelandRoberttoretreat.Thewagonwasriddledinseveralplaces,andfewcoveringswouldhaveheldoutagainstthosesharpicicles,someofwhichhadfastenedthemselvesintothetrunksofthetrees.Itwasimpossibletogoontillthistremendousshowerwasover,unlessthetravelerswishedtobestoned.Itlastedaboutanhour,andthenthemarchcommencedanewoverslantingrocksstillslipperyafterthehail.

           Towardeveningthewagon,verymuchshakenanddisjointedinseveralparts,butstillstandingfirmonitswoodendisks,camedownthelastslopesoftheAlps,amonggreatisolatedpines.ThepassageendedintheplainsofGippsland.

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