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sure every one in the vicinity had heard 

 about our escape, and .were directed to 

 give instant information if we were ever 

 seen. 



We got over only a few miles in the 

 day, but when night came we pushed on 

 more boldly; it was brilliant moonlight, 

 which was better for us than the sun- 

 light and much cooler. Wild beasts 

 were very numerous, and it required 

 great caution on our part to avoid them, 

 and if we came near a village, we had to 

 take a long detour to escape notice ; still, 

 we pushed on steadily, daily gaining a 

 greater distance from the scene of our 

 misfortunes. We had now got so far 

 away that we relaxed our rule about 

 travelling only at night, and my com- 

 panion could venture into the villages to 



bring provisions and any little articles we 



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