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Chapter 44

           Thattheirintentionsarehostile,istobeinferredfromthefactoftheirwearingthewarcostume.Itisalsoapparentfromtheirmannerofmakingapproach.Stillfurther,bytheirdismountingatsomedistancefromthehut,securingtheirhorsesintheunderwood,andcontinuingtheiradvanceonfoot.

           Theirstealthytreadtakingcaretoplantthefootlightlyuponthefallenleavestheprecautiontokeepinsidetheshadowthefrequentpauses,spentinlookingaheadandlisteningthesilentgestureswithwhichthesemovementsaredirectedbyhimwhoappearstobetheleaderallproclaimdesign,toreachthejacaléunperceivedbywhoevermaychancetobeinsideit.

           Inthistheyaresuccessfulsofarasmaybejudgedbyappearances.Theystandbythestockadewalls,withoutanysignbeinggiventoshowthattheyhavebeenseen.

           Thesilenceinsideiscomplete,asthattheyarethemselvesobserving.Thereisnothingheardnotsomuchasthescreechofahearth-cricket.

           Andyetthehutisinhabited.Butamanmaygetdrunkbeyondthepowerofspeech,snoring,orevenaudiblybreathing;andinthisconditionisthetenantofthejacalé.

           ThefourComanchesstealuptothedoor;andinskulkingattitudesscrutiniseit.

           Itisshut;buttherearechinksatthesides.Tothesethesavagessettheirearsallatthesametimeandstandsilentlylistening.

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