Chapter 44

           ‘Idon’tthinktheyspoketogetheragain.Theboatenteredanarrowby-channel,whereitwaspushedbytheoar-bladessetintocrumblingbanks,andtherewasagloomasifenormousblackwingshadbeenoutspreadabovethemistthatfilleditsdepthtothesummitsofthetrees.Thebranchesoverheadshoweredbigdropsthroughthegloomyfog.AtamutterfromCornelius,Brownorderedhismentoload.“I’llgiveyouachancetogetevenwiththembeforewe’redone,youdismalcripples,you,”hesaidtohisgang.“Mindyoudon’tthrowitawayyouhounds.”Lowgrowlsansweredthatspeech.Corneliusshowedmuchfussyconcernforthesafetyofhiscanoe.

           ‘MeantimeTamb’Itamhadreachedtheendofhisjourney.Thefoghaddelayedhimalittle,buthehadpaddledsteadily,keepingintouchwiththesouthbank.By-and-bydaylightcamelikeaglowinagroundglassglobe.Theshoresmadeoneachsideoftheriveradarksmudge,inwhichonecoulddetecthintsofcolumnarformsandshadowsoftwistedbrancheshighup.Themistwasstillthickonthewater,butagoodwatchwasbeingkept,forasTamb’Itamapproachedthecampthefiguresoftwomenemergedoutofthewhitevapour,andvoicesspoketohimboisterously.Heanswered,andpresentlyacanoelayalongside,andheexchangednewswiththepaddlers.Allwaswell.Thetroublewasover.Thenthemeninthecanoeletgotheirgriponthesideofhisdug-outandincontinentlyfelloutofsight.

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