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Updated: June 8, 2025
"Like golden rain at a display of fireworks." "The very thing, lad," answered the hunter, enthusiastically. Venning's eyes ranged slowly down to the well of green water arching out from the black wall, and then to the snow-white flood where the foam hissed in its giddy descent. "Where is she?" "She'll be back soon. But we cannot wait for her here -there is too much moisture.
Venning's heart was pumping blood at express speed under the violence of his efforts, and his eyes in a wild stare were fixed on the approaching craft, which had now brought its living freight within recognizable distance. He could distinguish the two Belgian officers and the swart face of the Arab chief, Hassan.
"We'll do it," said the Hunter; "but if we are to stay here, we must bring up the boat, and you must let us have some of your men." "All," said the chief; and that day the Okapi was brought up in sections. Then Venning's scheme was taken in hand, the cliff scaled, a hundred trees felled, and rolled over as they fell, with all the branches on.
He felt for Venning's carbine, swung it round with one hand, and emptied the magazine, firing at different points. With yells of disappointment, rage, and fear, the creatures of the night fled once more. "Are you all right, my boy?" "Yes; but what does it mean? What were they? I thought the thing was a snake." "What did you see?" "Something staring out of the shadows.
"To-morrow night," said the officer, as he withdrew, laughing. Mr. Hume hummed cheerfully as he prepared for bed, taking no notice of his young comrades, who were regarding him with silent disfavour. With one yawn after another he blew out the light, and struggled into his hammock, to fall asleep almost at once. Venning's uneasiness returned.
There were letters of introduction from other hands, so that when he was ready to sail Borrow found himself "loaded with letters of recommendation to some of the first people in Russia. Mr Venning's packet has arrived with letters to several of the Princes, so that I shall be protected if I am seized as a spy; for the Emperor is particularly cautious as to the foreigners whom he admits.
"What is that booming noise?" "The sound of falling water." The boy was silent for some time, while the Hunter reloaded the carbine and his Express. "So -we are still down below." "But I know the way out, and as soon as it is daylight we'll get back into the valley. Have no fears." Venning's hand went out to feel for his companion. "I must have given you a lot of trouble.
"Of course I could not break up the party," said Compton, eagerly; "but you will think over Venning's proposal, won't you, sir? We have come to explore the forest. Let us begin now when we have such a good reason." "Do you hear, Muata; the young men say that we should all follow on the trail?" "It is my quarrel," said the chief, not jumping at the offer. Mr. Hume smoked in silence.
In the morning Muata came into the cave, staggering like a drunken man from loss of blood, and at his heels limped the jackal with his tongue out. "Well?" said the Hunter. "The last fell on the shores of the dead pool, and the last was Hassan himself." The chiefs bloodshot eyes roamed over the cave, until they rested on Venning's startled face.
"Must white men lose their sleep because a robber is to die?" roared the hunter again. Venning snatched up a beaker of water and ran out barefooted. He held the water to the chiefs mouth. Muata turned his smouldering eyes on the boy, sucked in a mouthful of the water, and then shot it out over Venning's outstretched arm.
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