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Chapter 42

           Bymyfaith,I’minaseriousscrape?Inalllikelihoodabrokenlimbitfeelsbrokenwithnosurgeontosetit;astonycouchintheheartofaTexanchapparalthethicketaroundme,perhapsformilesnochancetoescapefromitofmyselfnohopeofhumancreaturecomingtohelpmewolvesontheearth,andvulturesintheair!GreatGod!whydidImount,withoutmakingsureoftherein?Imayhaveriddenmylastride!"

           Thecountenanceoftheyoungmanbecameclouded;andthecloudgrewdarker,anddeeper,ashecontinuedtoreflectupontheperilouspositioninwhichasimpleaccidenthadplacedhim.

           Oncemoreheessayedtorisetohisfeet,andsucceeded;onlytofind,thathehadbutonelegonwhichhecouldrely!Itwasnouse,standinguponit;andhelaydownagain.

           Twohourswerepassedwithoutanychangeinhissituation;duringwhichhehadcausedthechapparaltoringwithaloudhallooing.Heonlydesistedfromthis,undertheconviction:thattherewasnooneatalllikelytohearhim.

           Theshoutingcausedthirst;oratalleventshastenedtheadventofthisappetitesurelycomingonastheconcomitantoftheinjurieshehadreceived.

           Thesensationwassoonexperiencedtosuchanextentthateverythingelseeventhepainofhiswoundsbecameoftriflingconsideration.

           "Itwillkillme,ifIstayhere?"reflectedthesufferer."Imustmakeanefforttoreachwater.IfIrememberarightthere’sastreamsomewhereinthischapparal,andnotsuchagreatwayoff.

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