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The Sacred Mountain

           "Wouldyouquitthehomeofdelightsosoon?"

           "But,MonsieurPaganel,"interposedLadyHelena,"ifthisbeCapua,youdarenotintendtoimitateHannibal!"

           "Madam,Idarenotcontradictyou,andifdiscussionistheorderoftheday,letitproceed."

           "First,"saidGlenarvan,"Ithinkweoughttostartbeforewearedriventoitbyhunger.Wearerevivednow,andoughttotakeadvantageofit.To-nightwewilltrytoreachtheeasternvalleysbycrossingthecordonofnativesundercoverofthedarkness."

           "Excellent,"answeredPaganel,"iftheMaoriesallowustopass."

           "Andifnot?"askedJohnMangles.

           "Thenwewilluseourgreatresources,"saidPaganel.

           "Buthavewegreatresources?"inquiredtheMajor.

           "Morethanwecanuse!"repliedPaganel,withoutanyfurtherexplanation.

           Andthentheywaitedforthenight.

           Thenativeshadnotstirred.Theirnumbersseemedevengreater,perhapsowingtotheinfluxofthestragglersofthetribe.Fireslightedatintervalsformedagirdleofflameroundthebaseofthemountain,sothatwhendarknessfell,Maunganamuappearedtoriseoutofagreatbrasier,andtohideitsheadinthethickdarkness.Fivehundredfeetbelowtheycouldhearthehumandthecriesoftheenemy’scamp.

           Atnineo’clockthedarknessbeingveryintense,GlenarvanandJohnMangleswentouttoreconnoiterbeforeembarkingthewholepartyonthiscriticaljourney

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