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Chapter 15

           "Whatfearofthem?Theyareonlymustangs!"

           "True,andatothertimesthereisnocausetofearthem.Butjustnow,atthisseasonoftheyear,theybecomeassavageastigers,andequallyasvindictive.Ah!thewildsteedinhisrageisanenemymoretobedreadedthanwolf,panther,orbear."

           "Whatarewetodo?"inquiredtheyounglady,now,forthefirsttime,givingproofthatshefeltfearbyridingcloseuptothemanwhohadoncebeforerescuedherfromasituationofperil,andgazinganxiouslyinhisface,assheawaitedtheanswer.

           "Iftheyshouldchargeuponus,"answeredMaurice,"therearebuttwowaysofescape.One,byascendingatree,andabandoningourhorsestotheirfury."

           "Theother?"askedtheCreole,withasangfroidthatshowedapresenceofmindlikelytostandthetestofthemostexcitingcrisis."Anythingbutabandonouranimals!’Twouldbebutashabbywayofmakingourescape!"

           "Weshallnothaveanopportunityoftryingit,Iperceiveitisimpracticable.There’snotatreewithinsightlargeenoughtoaffordussecurity.Ifattacked,wehavenoalternativebuttotrusttothefleetnessofourhorses.Unfortunately,"continuedhe,withaglanceofinspectiontowardsthespottedmare,andthenathisownhorse,"they’vehadtoomuchworkthismorning.Botharebadlyblown.Thatwillbeourgreatestsourceofdanger.Thewildsteedsaresuretobefresh."

           "Doyouintendustostartnow?"

           "Notyet.Thelongerwecanbreatheouranimalsthebetter

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