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Four Days of Anguish

           Greatcloudsfilledtheskystill;thegroundwasstrewnwithbrokenbranches;themarlysoil,soakedbythetorrentsofrain,hadyieldedstillmore;theapproachestothewagonbecamedifficult,butitcouldnotsinkanydeeper.

           JohnMangles,Paganel,andGlenarvanwent,assoonasitwaslightenough,toreconnoiterintheneighborhoodoftheencampment.Theyrevisitedthetrack,whichwasstillstainedwithblood.TheysawnovestigeofBenJoyce,norofhisband.Theypenetratedasfarasthesceneoftheattack.Heretwocorpseslayontheground,struckdownbyMulrady’sbullets.OnewastheblacksmithofBlackpoint.Hisface,alreadychangedbydeath,wasadreadfulspectacle.Glenarvansearchednofurther.Prudenceforbadehimtowanderfromthecamp.Hereturnedtothewagon,deeplyabsorbedbythecriticalpositionofaffairs.

           "WemustnotthinkofsendinganothermessengertoMelbourne,"saidhe.

           "Butwemust,"saidJohnMangles;"andImusttrytopasswheremysailorcouldnotsucceed."

           "No,John!itisoutofthequestion.Youhavenotevenahorseforthejourney,whichisfulltwohundredmiles!"

           Thiswastrue,forMulrady’shorse,theonlyonethatremained,hadnotreturned.Hadhefallenduringtheattackonhisrider,orwashestrayinginthebush,orhadtheconvictscarriedhimoff?

           "Comewhatwill,"repliedGlenarvan,"wewillnotseparateagain.Letuswaitaweek,orafortnight,tilltheSnowyfallstoitsnormallevel.

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