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When she returned the third time, in the midst of the uproar, she said to her: "My dear, he's still at Francois's; he's pretending to read the newspaper. He's certainly meditating some evil design." She was speaking of Lantier. It was him that she had been watching. At each fresh report Gervaise became more and more grave. "Is he drunk?" asked she of Virginie. "No," replied the tall brunette.
A moment more and the crack of his rifle was heard. At the same instant the dust rose up from the point at which he had aimed, and several small fragments flew off into the water. Again was heard Francois's "hurrah," for Francois, as well as the others, had seen that the rope had been hit at the right place, and now exhibited a mangled appearance.
Hardly had the sun gone down when a number of boats drew up at the beach with another lot of prisoners, and with yells of rejoicing the Indians ran to the river to drive them into camp. Francois's opportunity was brief, but he seized it. In the excitement he had been unobserved. He was not under oath now, and with all speed he dashed into the wood.
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