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Chapter 42

           Hemightnotbegoingintherightdirection?Nothingbutthedreadofdeathcouldhaveinducedhimtokeepon.

           Hehadmadeaboutaquarterofamilefromthepointofstarting,whenitoccurredtohimthatabetterplanoflocomotionmightbeadoptedonethatwould,atallevents,varythemonotonyofhismarch.

           "Perhaps,"saidhe,"Imightmanagetohobbleabit,ifIonlyhadacrutch?Ho!myknifeisstillhere.Thankfortuneforthat!Andthere’sasaplingoftherightsizeabitofblackjack.Itwilldo."

           Drawingtheknifea"bowie"fromhisbelt,hecutdownthedwarf-oak;andsoonreducedittoarudekindofcrutch;aforkinthetreeservingforthehead.

           Thenrisingerect,andfittingtheforkintohisarmpit,heproceededwithhisexploration.

           Heknewthenecessityofkeepingtoonecourse;and,ashehadchosenthesouth-east,hecontinuedinthisdirection.

           Itwasnotsoeasy.Thesunwashisonlycompass;butthishadnowreachedthemeridian,and,inthelatitudeofSouthernTexas,atthatseasonoftheyear,themiddaysunisalmostinthezenith.Moreover,hehadthechapparaltocontendwith,requiringconstantdétourstotakeadvantageofitsopenings.Hehadasortofguideintheslopingoftheground:forheknewthatdownwardhewasmorelikelytofindthestream.

           Afterproceedingaboutamilenotinonecontinuedmarch,butbyshortstages,withintervalsofrestbetweenhecameuponatrackmadebythewildanimalsthatfrequentthechapparal.

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