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They were about to do this when Seth Barker himself came panting down the hillpath, and, what was more remarkable, he carried an uncouth sort of bludgeon in his hand. I could see that there had been a bit of a rough and tumble on the way, but it wasn't the time for particulars.
By this time both the castaways had grown comparatively accustomed to that hideous noise, and to the hateful presence which it preceded and heralded. A dozen temple attendants tripped on either side down the hillpath, to guard him, clapping their hands in a barbaric measure as they went; Fire and Water, in the midst, supported and flanked the divine umbrella.
She stopped once more the Don pricked up his sagacious ears. A cry unmistakably a cry of distress. Again it came, to the left, faint and far off. Yes no doubt about it, a cry for help. She did not hesitate a moment. Strangers, who had tried this hillpath before now, had been found stark frozen next day.
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