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In Search of Water

           "Yes,myboy,Iknowthat,"repliedGlenarvan.

           "Anddoyouknowthatyouarethebestofall."

           "No,mostcertainlyIdon’tknowthat."

           "Well,itistimeyoudid,myLord,"saidtheboy,seizinghislordship’shand,andcoveringitwithkisses.

           Glenarvanshookhishead,butsaidnomore,asagesturefromThalcavemadethemspurontheirhorsesandhurryforward.

           Butitwassoonevidentthat,withtheexceptionofThaouka,theweariedanimalscouldnotgoquickerthanawalkingpace.Atnoontheywereobligedtoletthemrestforanhour.Theycouldnotgoonatall,andrefusedtoeattheALFAFARES,apoor,burnt-upsortoflucernethatgrewthere.

           Glenarvanbegantobeuneasy.Tokensofsterilitywerenottheleastonthedecrease,andthewantofwatermightinvolveseriouscalamities.Thalcavesaidnothing,thinkingprobably,thatitwouldbetimeenoughtodespairiftheGuaminishouldbedriedupif,indeed,theheartofanIndiancaneverdespair.

           Spurandwhiphadbothtobeemployedtoinducethepooranimalstoresumetheroute,andthentheyonlycreptalong,fortheirstrengthwasgone.

           Thaouka,indeed,couldhavegallopedswiftlyenough,andreachedtheRIOinafewhours,butThalcavewouldnotleavehiscompanionsbehind,aloneinthemidstofadesert.

           Itwashardwork,however,togettheanimaltoconsenttowalkquietly.Hekicked,andreared,andneighedviolently,andwassubduedatlastmorebyhismaster’svoicethanhand.

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