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as to distinctly reveal his features. On them still 

 rested the same sweet smile. It seemed to me to 

 rob death of half its victory. However, I could not 

 delay, the dead must be forsaken for a time, there 

 still being a possibility of saving a human life. At 

 length a blaze was obtained, which was transferred 

 to sticks and boughs, and we were ready to proceed 

 on our search. 



To those unaccustomed to savage life let me say 

 that without the assistance of torches we could not 

 have gone fifty yards into the jungle, from fallen 

 trees and intertwined creepers impeding our progress. 

 Moreover, I should have been placing my own and 

 followers' lives in jeopardy by so proceeding, and 

 felt that such a course could not be justified, for it 

 must be remembered that the homicide could see 

 our position, although we were in unfathomable 

 darkness. 



