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           Atasignfromhim,JohnstoppedGlenarvan.

           Oneofthewarriorsonguard,startledbyanunusualsound,roseanddrewnearertotheWare-Atoua.Hestoodstillabouttwopacesfromthehutandlistenedwithhisheadbentforward.Heremainedinthatattitudeforaminutethatseemedanhour,hisearintent,hiseyepeeringintothedarkness.Thenshakinghisheadlikeonewhoseesheismistaken,hewentbacktohiscompanions,tookanarmfulofdeadwood,andthrewitintothesmoulderingfire,whichimmediatelyrevived.Hisfacewaslightedupbytheflame,andwasfreefromanylookofdoubt,andafterhavingglancedtowherethefirstlightofdawnwhitenedtheeasternsky,stretchedhimselfnearthefiretowarmhisstiffenedlimbs.

           "All’swell!"whisperedWilson.

           JohnsignaledtoGlenarvantoresumehisdescent.

           Glenarvanlethimselfgentlydowntheslope;soonLadyHelenaandhelandedonthenarrowtrackwhereRobertwaitedforthem.

           Theropewasshakenthreetimes,andinhisturnJohnMangles,precedingMaryGrant,followedinthedangerousroute.

           Hearrivedsafely;herejoinedLordandLadyGlenarvaninthehollowmentionedbyRobert.

           Fiveminutesafter,allthefugitiveshadsafelyescapedfromtheWare-Atoua,lefttheirretreat,andkeepingawayfromtheinhabitedshoresofthelakes,theyplungedbynarrowpathsintotherecessesofthemountains.

           Theywalkedquickly,tryingtoavoidthepointswheretheymightbeseenfromthepah.Theywerequitesilent,andglidedamongthebusheslikeshadows.

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