ther being disturbed, exctpt those that rose with 

 anger, as the hair rises on a dog's back. But the 

 fight was terrible in its nncanniness. 



■ Sailing nvi.T the piiiew.' 



Ujion the fejiee and in the toi) of a dead oak 

 near by others settled, and passed immediately 

 into a state of semi-consciousness tliat was almost 

 a stupor. Gloomy and indifferent they sat, 

 huncl)ed up with theii- lieads between their shoul- 

 ders, peifectly oblivious of all mundane tilings. 

 Theie was no sign of I'ecognition between the 

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