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In Search of Water

           Thoseofuswhosehorsesaresodoneoutwithfatigueandthirstthattheycanscarcelydragonelegaftertheother,aretocontinuetherouteastheybestcan,whiletheothers,whosesteedsarefresher,aretopushoninadvancetowardtheriverGuamini,whichthrowsitselfintoLakeSanLucasaboutthirty-onemilesoff.Ifthereshouldbewaterenoughintheriver,theyaretowaitonthebankstilltheircompanionsreachthem;butshoulditbedriedup,theywillhastenbackandsparethemauselessjourney."

           "Andwhatwillwedothen?"askedAustin.

           "Thenweshallhavetomakeupourmindstogoseventy-twomilessouth,asfarasthecommencementoftheSierraVentana,whereriversabound."

           "Itiswisecounsel,andwewillactuponitwithoutlossoftime.Myhorseisintolerablegoodtrim,andIvolunteertoaccompanyThalcave."

           "Oh,myLord,takeme,"saidRobert,asifitwereaquestionofsomepleasureparty.

           "Butwouldyoubeableforit,myboy?"

           "Oh,Ihaveafinebeast,whichjustwantstohaveagallop.Please,myLord,totakeme."

           "Come,then,myboy,"saidGlenarvan,delightednottoleaveRobertbehind."Ifwethreedon’tmanagetofindoutfreshwatersomewhere,"headded,"wemustbeverystupid."

           "Well,well,andwhataboutme?"saidPaganel.

           "Oh,mydearPaganel,youmuststaywiththereservecorps,"repliedtheMajor."Youaretoowellacquaintedwiththe37thparallelandtheriverGuaminiandthewholePampasforustoletyougo.

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