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Everything was perfectly still and there seemed to be 

 no signs of life about, so she stepped from her elevation 

 and approached, slowly, uncertainly and with many pauses 

 to look anxiously about her. She made a complete circuit 

 of the tent three times, often brushing against its sides and 

 passing within six inches of the small peek-hole through 

 which I was breathlessly watching. Finally she stojjped 



Fig. 205. She stepped carefully between the eggs and settled 

 dorvn. 



