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Strangely Liberated

           Mulrady,whoseattentionwasdistractedforamomentbytheappearanceoftheboy,resumedhispost.

           "Itisallright,"saidhe."Thereareonlyfourawake;therestareasleep."

           Aminuteafter,theholewasenlarged,andRobertpassedfromthearmsofhissistertothoseofLadyHelena.Roundhisbodywasrolledalongcoilofflaxrope.

           "Mychild,mychild,"murmuredLadyHelena,"thesavagesdidnotkillyou!"

           "No,madam,"saidhe;"Idonotknowhowithappened,butinthescuffleIgotaway;Ijumpedthebarrier;fortwodaysIhidinthebushes,totryandseeyou;whilethetribewerebusywiththechief’sfuneral,Icameandreconnoiteredthissideofthepath,andIsawthatIcouldgettoyou.Istolethisknifeandropeoutofthedeserthut.Thetuftsofbushandthebranchesmademealadder,andIfoundakindofgrottoalreadyhollowedoutintherockunderthishut;Ihadonlytoboresomefeetinsoftearth,andhereIam."

           Twentynoiselesskisseswerehisreward.

           "Letusbeoff!"saidhe,inadecidedtone.

           "IsPaganelbelow?"askedGlenarvan.

           "MonsieurPaganel?"repliedtheboy,amazed.

           "Yes;ishewaitingforus?"

           "No,myLord;butishenothere?"inquiredRobert.

           "No,Robert!"answeredMaryGrant.

           "Why!haveyounotseenhim?"askedGlenarvan."Didyouloseeachotherintheconfusion?Didyounotgetawaytogether?"

           "No,myLord!"saidRobert,takenabackbythedisappearanceofhisfriendPaganel.

           "Well,losenomoretime,"saidtheMajor.

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