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Chapter 44

           Thethoughtofacellarappearstoproduceapowerfuleffectuponhimstimulatingtoimmediateaction.

           Hesetshisheelupontheskindoor,withtheintentionofpushingitopen.

           Itresiststheeffort.

           "Carrambo!it’sbarredinside!Donetokeepoutintrudersinhisabsence!Lions,tigers,bears,buffaloesperhapsIndians.Ha!ha!ha!"

           Anotherkickisgivenwithgreaterforce.Thedoorstillkeepsitsplace.

           "Barricadedwithsomethingsomethingheavytoo.Itwon’tyieldtokicking.Nomatter.I’llsoonseewhat’sinside."

           Themachetéisdrawnfromitssheath;andalargeholecutthroughthestretchedskin,thatcoversthelightframeworkofwood.

           IntothistheIndianthrustshisarm;andgropingabout,discoversthenatureoftheobstruction.

           Thepackagesaresoondisplaced,andthedoorthrownopen.

           Thesavagesenter,precededbyabroadmoonbeam,thatlightsthemontheirway,andenablesthemtoobservetheconditionoftheinterior.

           Amanlyinginthemiddleofthefloor!

           "Carajo!"

           "Isheasleep?"

           "Hemustbedeadnottohaveheardus?"

           "Neither,"saysthechief,afterstoopingtoexaminehim,"onlydeaddrunkborachoembriaguado!He’stheservitoroftheIrlandes.I’veseenthisfellowbefore.Fromhismanneronemaysafelyconclude,thathismasterisnotathome,norhasbeenlately.Ihopethebrutehasn’tusedupthecellaringettinghimselfintothiscomfortablecondition.Ah!ajar.Andsmellinglikearose!There’sarattleamongtheserods.There’sstuffinside.

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