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Chapter 13

           Thepagoda,whoseminaretsloomedabovethetreesinthedeepeningdusk,stoodahundredstepsaway. 

           "Come!"whisperedtheguide. 

           Heslippedmorecautiouslythaneverthroughthebrush,followedbyhiscompanions; thesilencearoundwasonlybrokenbythelowmurmuringofthewindamongthebranches. 

           SoontheParseestoppedonthebordersoftheglade,whichwaslitupbythetorches.ThegroundwascoveredbygroupsoftheIndians,motionlessintheirdrunkensleep;itseemedabattlefieldstrewnwiththedead.Men,women,andchildrenlaytogether. 

           Inthebackground,amongthetrees,thepagodaofPillajiloomeddistinctly. Muchtotheguide’sdisappointment,theguardsoftherajah,lightedbytorches,werewatchingatthedoorsandmarchingtoandfrowithnakedsabres;probablythepriests,too,werewatchingwithin. 

           TheParsee,nowconvincedthatitwasimpossibletoforceanentrancetothetemple,advancednofarther,butledhiscompanionsbackagain. PhileasFoggandSirFrancisCromartyalsosawthatnothingcouldbeattemptedinthatdirection .Theystopped,andengagedinawhisperedcolloquy. 

           "Itisonlyeightnow,"saidthebrigadier,"andtheseguardsmayalsogotosleep." 

           "Itisnotimpossible,"returnedtheParsee. 

           Theylaydownatthefootofatree,andwaited. 

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