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Strangely Liberated

           Whither?Wherechanceledthem,butatanyratetheywerefree.

           Towardfiveo’clock,thedaybegantodawn,bluishcloudsmarbledtheupperstratumofclouds.Themistysummitsbegantopiercethemorningmists.Theorbofdaywassoontoappear,andinsteadofgivingthesignalfortheirexecution,would,onthecontrary,announcetheirflight.

           Itwasofvitalimportancethatbeforethedecisivemomentarrivedtheyshouldputthemselvesbeyondthereachofthesavages,soastoputthemofftheirtrack.Buttheirprogresswasslow,forthepathsweresteep.LadyGlenarvanclimbedtheslopes,supported,nottosaycarried,byGlenarvan,andMaryGrantleanedonthearmofJohnMangles;Robert,radiantwithjoy,triumphantathissuccess,ledthemarch,andthetwosailorsbroughtuptherear.

           Anotherhalfanhourandtheglorioussunwouldriseoutofthemistsofthehorizon.Forhalfanhourthefugitiveswalkedonaschanceledthem.Paganelwasnottheretotakethelead.Hewasnowtheobjectoftheiranxiety,andwhoseabsencewasablackshadowbetweenthemandtheirhappiness.Buttheyboresteadilyeastward,asmuchaspossible,andfacedthegorgeousmorninglight.Soontheyhadreachedaheightof500feetaboveLakeTaupo,andthecoldofthemorning,increasedbythealtitude,wasverykeen.Dimoutlinesofhillsandmountainsrosebehindoneanother;butGlenarvanonlythoughthowbesttogetlostamongthem.Timeenoughbyandbytoseeaboutescapingfromthelabyrinth.

           Atlastthesunappearedandsenthisfirstraysontheirpath

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