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Chapter 94

           "Therewereatleasttwoscoreofthem;andalthoughatfirstIhadnofear—knowingtheircowardlynature—Iwassoonbroughttoadifferentwayofthinking.

           "TheysawthatIwasdisabled;andforthisreasonhaddetermineduponattackingme.

           "Afteratimetheydidso—clusteringaroundandspringinguponmeinasimultaneousonslaught.

           "Ihadnoweaponbutmyknife;anditwasfortunateIhadthat.Altogetherunarmed,Imusthavebeentorntopieces,anddevoured.

           "WiththeknifeIwasabletokeepthemoff,stabbingasmanyasIcouldgetafairstrokeat.Half-a-dozen,Ishouldthink,werekilledinthisway.

           "Forallthatitwouldhaveendedillforme.Iwasbecomingenfeebledbythebloodfastpouringfrommyveins,andmustsoonhavesuccumbed,butforanunexpectedchancethatturnedupinmyfavour.

           "Icanscarcecallitchance.Iammoresatisfied,tothinkitwasthehandofGod."

           OnpronouncingthisspeechtheyoungIrishmanturnshiseyestowardsHeaven,andstandsforatimeasifreflectingreverentially.

           Solemnsilencearoundtellsthattheattitudeisrespected.Theheartsofall,eventherudestofhislisteners,seemtouchedwiththeconfidencesoexpressed.

           "Itshoweditself,"hecontinues,"intheshapeofanoldcomrade—oneofttimesmorefaithfulthanmanhimself—mystaghound,Tara.

           "Thedoghadbeenstraying—perhapsinsearchofme—thoughI’vesinceheardadifferentexplanationofit,withwhichIneednottroubleyou.Atallevents,hefoundme;andjustintimetobemyrescuer.

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