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The Sacred Mountain

           Theymadethedescentnoiselessly,andafterabouttenminutes,arrivedonthenarrowridgethatcrossedthenativelines,fiftyfeetabovethecamp.

           Allwentwellsofar.TheMaories,stretchedbesidethefires,didnotappeartoobservethetwofugitives.Butinaninstantadoublefusilladeburstforthfrombothsidesoftheridge.

           "Back,"exclaimedGlenarvan;"thosewretcheshavetheeyesofcatsandthegunsofriflemen!"

           Andtheyturned,andoncemoreclimbedthesteepslopeofthemountain,andthenhastenedtotheirfriendswhohadbeenalarmedatthefiring.Glenarvan’shatwaspiercedbytwoballs,andtheyconcludedthatitwasoutofthequestiontoventureagainontheridgebetweentwolinesofmarksmen.

           "Waittillto-morrow,"saidPaganel,"andaswecannoteludetheirvigilance,letmetrymyhandonthem."

           Thenightwascold;buthappilyKara-Tetehadbeenfurnishedwithhisbestnightgear,andthepartywrappedthemselveseachinawarmflaxmantle,andprotectedbynativesuperstition,sleptquietlyinsidetheinclosure,onthewarmground,stillviolatingwiththeviolenceoftheinternalebullition.

           

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