Chapter 4

           Forsomeseconds,aftersurrenderingherselftotheSybillinethoughtsthusexpressed,theyoungladysateinsilenceherwhitehandsclaspedacrosshertemples,asifherwholesoulwasabsorbedinanattempt,eithertoexplainthepast,orpenetratethefuture.

           Herreveriewhatevermightbeitscausewasnotoflongduration.Shewasawakenedfromit,onhearingexclamationswithoutmingledwithwordsthatdeclaredsomeobjectofapprehension.

           Sherecognisedherbrother’svoice,speakingintonesthatbetokenedalarm.

           "Look,father!don’tyouseethem?"

           "Where,Henrywhere?"

           "Yonderbehindthewaggons.Youseethemnow?"

           "IdothoughIcan’tsaywhattheyare.Theylooklikelike"Poindexterwaspuzzledforasimile"Ireallydon’tknowwhat."

           "Waterspouts?"suggestedtheex-captain,who,atsightofthestrangeobjects,hadcondescendedtorejointhepartyaroundthecarriole."Surelyitcan’tbethat?It’stoofarfromthesea.Ineverheardoftheiroccurringontheprairies."

           "Theyareinmotion,whatevertheybe,"saidHenry."See!theykeepclosing,andthengoingapart.Butforthat,onemightmistakethemforhugeobelisksofblackmarble!"

           "Giants,orghouls!"jokinglysuggestedCalhoun;"ogresfromsomeotherworld,who’vetakenafancytohaveapromenadeonthisabominableprairie!"

           Theex-officerwasonlyhumorouswithaneffort.Aswellastheothers,hewasundertheinfluenceofanuneasyfeeling.

           Andnowonder.

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