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Chapter 42

           Itwasslight,butrunninginadirectlineaproofthatitledtosomepointofpeculiarconsiderationinalllikelihoodawatering-placestream,pond,orspring.

           Anyofthesethreewouldservehispurpose;and,withoutlongerlookingtothesun,ortheslopeoftheground,headvancedalongthetrailnowhobblinguponhiscrutch,andattimes,whentiredofthismode,droppingdownuponhishandsandcrawlingasbefore.

           Thecheerfulanticipationshehadindulgedin,ondiscoveringthetrail,soon,cametoatermination.Itbecameblind.Inotherwordsitranoutendinginagladesurroundedbyimperviousmassesofunderwood.Hesaw,tohisdismay,thatitledfromtheglade,insteadoftowardsit.Hehadbeenfollowingitthewrongway!

           Unpleasantaswasthealternative,therewasnootherthantoreturnuponhistrack.Tostayinthegladewouldhavebeentodiethere.

           Heretracedthetroddenpathgoingonbeyondthepointwherehehadfirststruckit.

           Nothingbutthetortureofthirstcouldhaveendowedhimwithstrengthorspirittoproceed.Andthiswaseverymomentbecomingmoreunendurable.

           Thetreesthroughwhichhewasmakingwayweremostlyacacias,interspersedwithcactusandwildagave.Theyaffordedscarceanyshelterfromthesun,thatnowinmid-heavenglareddownthroughtheirgossamerfoliagewiththefervouroffireitself.

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