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Suspicious Occurrences

           Thesilenceofnightwasonlyinterruptedbythecriesofthe"morepork"intheminorkey,likethemournfulcuckoosofEurope.

           Towardseleveno’clock,afterawretched,heavy,unre-freshingsleep,theMajorwoke.Hishalf-closedeyeswerestruckwithafaintlightrunningamongthegreattrees.Itlookedlikeawhitesheet,andglitteredlikealake,andMcNabbsthoughtatfirstitwasthecommencementofafire.

           Hestartedup,andwenttowardthewood;butwhatwashissurprisetoperceiveapurelynaturalphenomenon!Beforehimlayanimmensebedofmushrooms,whichemittedaphosphorescentlight.Theluminoussporesofthecryptogramsshoneinthedarknesswithintensity.

           TheMajor,whohadnoselfishnessabouthim,wasgoingtowakenPaganel,thathemightseethisphenomenonwithhisowneyes,whensomethingoccurredwhicharrestedhim.Thisphosphorescentlightilluminedthedistancehalfamile,andMcNabbsfanciedhesawashadowpassacrosstheedgeofit.Werehiseyesdeceivinghim?Wasitsomehallucination?

           McNabbslaydownontheground,and,afteraclosescrutiny,hecoulddistinctlyseeseveralmenstoopingdownandliftingthemselvesupalternately,asiftheywerelookingonthegroundforrecentmarks.

           TheMajorresolvedtofindoutwhatthesefellowswereabout,andwithouttheleasthesitationorsomuchasarousinghiscompanions,creptalong,lyingflatontheground,likeasavageontheprairies,completelyhiddenamongthelonggrass.

           

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