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Chapter 92

           Now,MisterCalhoun,"hecontinues,glancingstealthilyattheother,towitnesstheeffectproducedbyhisspeeches;"don’tyethinkwe’dbetterstartrightaway?Thetrialmaystillbegoin’on;an’,efso,wemaybewantedtotakeapartinit.Ireck’nthetwe’vegotawitnesshyur,as’lldosomethin’torstilloocidatin’thecaseeithertothehangin’themowstanger,or,whatairmorelikely,clurrin’himalthogithero’thechurge.Wal,airyeriddytotakethebacktrack?"

           "Oh,certainly.Asyousay,there’snoreasonforourremaininghere."

           Zebmovesofffirst,leadingthecaptivealongsideofhim.Thelattermakesnoresistance;butratherseemssatisfiedatbeingconductedincompany.

           Calhounridesslowlyacloseobservermightsayreluctantlyintherear.

           Atapointwherethepathanglesabruptlyroundaclumpoftrees,hereinsup,andappearstoconsiderwhetherheshouldgoon,orgallopback.

           Hiscountenancebetraysterribleagitation.ZebStump,admonishedbytheinterruptedfootfall,becomesawarethathistravellingcompanionhasstopped.

           Hepullsuphismare;andfacinground,regardstheloitererwithalookofinterrogation.

           Heobservestheagitatedair,andperfectlycomprehendsitscause.

           Withoutsayingaword,helowershislongriflefromitsrestuponhisleftshoulder;laysitacrossthehollowofhisarm,readyataninstant’snoticetobecarriedtohischeek.Inthisattitudehesitseyeingtheex-captainofcavalry.Thereisnoremarkmade.Noneisneeded.Zeb’sgestureissufficient.

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