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A Startling Discovery

           "Theyarethere!"criedJohnMangles,slippingbetweenthetallbranchesofgastrolobium,whichgrewhighenoughtohideawholeflock.Glenarvan,Mulrady,andAyrtondartedafterhim,andspeedilysharedhisstupefactionatthespectaclewhichmettheirgaze.

           Twobullocksandthreehorseslaystretchedontheground,struckdownliketherest.Theirbodieswerealreadycold,andaflockofhalf-starvedlookingravenscroakingamongthemimosaswerewatchingtheunexpectedprey.GlenarvanandhispartygazedateachotherandWilsoncouldnotkeepbacktheoaththatrosetohislips.

           "Whatdoyoumean,Wilson?"saidGlenarvan,withdifficultycontrollinghimself."Ayrton,bringawaythebullockandthehorsewehaveleft;theywillhavetoserveusnow."

           "Ifthewagonwerenotsunkinthemud,"saidJohnMangles,"thesetwoanimals,bymakingshortjourneys,wouldbeabletotakeustothecoast;sowemustgetthevehicleout,costwhatitmay."

           "Wewilltry,John,"repliedGlenarvan."Letusgobacknow,ortheywillbeuneasyatourlongabsence."

           AyrtonremovedthehobblesfromthebullockandMulradyfromthehorse,andtheybegantoreturntotheencampment,followingthewindingmarginoftheriver.InhalfanhourtheyrejoinedPaganel,andMcNabbs,andtheladies,andtoldthemofthisfreshdisaster.

           "Uponmyhonor,Ayrton,"theMajorcouldnothelpsaying,"itisapitythatyouhadn’thadtheshoeingofallourbeastswhenwefordedtheWimerra."

           "Why,sir?"askedAyrton.

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