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From Peril to Safety

           Thesewereslumberingcratersfullofcracksandfissuresfromwhichrosevariousgases.Theairwassaturatedwiththeacridandunpleasantodorofsulphurousacid.Thegroundwasencrustedwithsulphurandcrystallineconcretions.Allthisincalculablewealthhadbeenaccumulatingforcenturies,andifthesulphurbedsofSicilyshouldeverbeexhausted,itishere,inthislittleknowndistrictofNewZealand,thatsuppliesmustbesought.

           Thefatigueintravelinginsuchacountryasthiswillbebestunderstood.Campingwasverydifficult,andthesportsmenofthepartyshotnothingworthyofOlbinett’sskill;sothattheyhadgenerallytocontentthemselveswithfernandsweetpotatoapoordietwhichwasscarcelysufficienttorecruittheexhaustedstrengthofthelittleparty,whowereallanxioustoescapefromthisbarrenregion.

           Butfourdaysatleastmustelapsebeforetheycouldhopetoleaveit.OnFebruary23,atadistanceoffiftymilesfromMaunganamu,Glenarvancalledahalt,andcampedatthefootofanamelessmountain,markedonPaganel’smap.Thewoodedplainsstretchedawayfromsight,andgreatforestsappearedonthehorizon.

           ThatdayMcNabbsandRobertkilledthreekiwis,whichfilledthechiefplaceontheirtable,notforlong,however,forinafewmomentstheywereallconsumedfromthebeakstotheclaws.

           Atdessert,betweenthepotatoesandsweetpotatoes,Paganelmovedaresolutionwhichwascarriedwithenthusiasm.

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