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           "Iwillgofirst,"saidRobert."Idiscoveredadeephollowatthefootoftheslopewherethosewhocomedowncanconcealthemselvesandwaitfortherest."

           "Go,myboy,"saidGlenarvan,pressingRobert’shand.

           Robertdisappearedthroughtheopeningoutofthegrotto.Aminuteafter,thethreepullsatthecordinformedthemtheboyhadalightedsafely.

           GlenarvanandLadyHelenaimmediatelyventuredoutofthegrotto.Thedarknesswasstillverygreat,thoughsomegrayishstreakswerealreadyvisibleontheeasternsummits.

           Thebitingcoldofthemorningrevivedthepooryounglady.Shefeltstrongerandcommencedherperilousdescent.

           Glenarvanfirst,thenLadyHelena,letthemselvesdownalongtherope,tilltheycametothespotwheretheperpendicularwallmetthetopoftheslope.ThenGlenarvangoingfirstandsupportinghiswife,begantodescendbackward.

           Hefeltforthetuftsandgrassandshrubsabletoaffordafoothold;triedthemandthenplacedLadyHelena’sfootonthem.Somebirds,suddenlyawakened,flewaway,utteringfeeblecries,andthefugitivestrembledwhenastoneloosenedfromitsbedrolledtothefootofthemountain.

           Theyhadreachedhalf-waydowntheslope,whenavoicewasheardfromtheopeningofthegrotto.

           "Stop!"whisperedJohnMangles.

           Glenarvan,holdingwithonehandtoatuftoftetragonia,withtheotherholdinghiswife,waitedwithbreathlessanxiety.

           Wilsonhadhadanalarm.HavingheardsomeunusualnoiseoutsidetheWare-Atoua,hewentbackintothehutandwatchedtheMaoriesfrombehindthemat.

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