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Chapter 54

           "Speelupthur,Pheelum!"shoutedhe."Gitthatthingouto’sight.Theyoungfellurhevtuckleeveo’hissevensenses.Thur’sfeverinthefeelo’him.Heairgonedullerious!"

           Pheliminstantlyobeyed;and,scramblingupthetree-trunktookpossessionoftheknife.

           Stillthestrugglewasnotover.Thedeliriousmanwrestledwithhisrescuernotinsilence,butwithshoutsandthreateningspeecheshiseyesallthetimerollingandglaringwithafierce,demoniaclight.

           Forfulltenminutesdidhecontinuethemadwrestlingmatch.

           Atlengthfromsheerexhaustionhesankbackuponthegrass;andafterafewtremulousshiverings,accompaniedbysighsheavedfromtheverybottomofhisbreast,helaystill,asifthelastsparkoflifehaddepartedfromhisbody!

           TheGalwegian,believingitso,beganutteringaseriesoflugubriouscriesthe"keen"ofConnemara.

           "Stopyurgowlin,yedurnedcuss!"criedZeb."Itairenuftoscarethebreathouto’hiskarkidge.He’snomoredeadthanyouaironlyfented.Bythewayhehevfitme,Ireck’nthereain’tmuchthematterwi’him.No,"hecontinued,afterstoopingdownandgivingashortexamination,"Ikinseenowoundworthmakin’amussabout.Thur’saconsid’ableswellin’o’theknee;butthelegain’tfructered,elsehekudn’tastuduponit.Asforthemscratches,theyain’tmuch.Whatkintheybe?’Twarntthejegwurthatginthem.Theyairmoreliketheclawso’atomcat.Ho,ho!Iseesnow.

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