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White and shaking, he would not an to whisper vehe now to the man upon the floor, now to the town, now to the forest The Indian listened, nodded, and glided back to his fellows

"The white ue, "but they build not their a birds of the Pahtly there, and the white men will smell them not We will build a fire at Uttaraves of the kings" There was a murmur of assent from his braves

Uttamussac! They would probably , then, to live

Captors and captives, we presently left the hut On the threshold I looked back, past the poltroon who into the river one ure As I looked, it groaned and moved The Indians behind me forced me on; a moment, and ere out beneath the stars They shone so very brightly; there was one--large, steadfast, golden--just over the dark town behind us, over the Governor's house Did she sleep or did she wake? Sleeping or waking, I prayed God to keep her safe and give her coh naked branches, black tree trunks he of dead leaves The leafless trees gave way to pines and cedars, and the closely woven, scented roof hid the heavens, and made a darkness of the world beneath

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