CHAPTER XXXIII. 



THIRST. l'eNCUERADO's RETURN". THE DESCRIPTION OP 



HIS JOURNEY. JANET, VERDET, AND ROUGETTE. HUNT- 

 ING WILD HORSES. OUR LAST ADVENTURE. — THE RE- 

 TURN. 



npHE undertaking was beyond our strength. Panting 

 * and suffocated with heat, and tormented by thirst, we 

 were compelled to desist. 



Lucien's feet pained him dreadfully, but the brave little 

 fellow kept constantly saying, " I should be all right if I 

 could only have a good drink." 



My friend several times gave him his gourd to wet his 

 tongue from, but it was only temporary relief. Night came 

 on, and we began to prepare for our almost hopeless march. 

 A mouthful of brandy gave us a little artificial strength. 



