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He soon learned by his sense of clearing that there were some half dozen or more of negroes near to him, and that he was the subject of their conversation. He could even detect his guide's voice among the rest, though the conversation was carried on scarcely above a whisper. HE SOON LEARNED BY HIS SENSE OF CLEARING THAT THERE WAS SOME HALF DOZEN OR MORE OF THE NEGROES NEAR TO HIM AND THAT HE WAS SUBJECT OF THEIR CONVERSATION HE COULD EVEN DETECT HIS GUIDE'S VOICE AMONG THE REST THOUGH THE CONVERSATION WAS CARRIED ON SCARCELY ABOVE A WHISPER
keep off the wild animals, and sleep. The resting-place was at last found, and after the usual arrangements had been completed, and a circle of fire built around them, the two lay down to sleep. Fatigue soon closed the eyes of our young adventurer, and he slept soundly, how long he knew not; but after a while he was awakened by the breaking of some decayed branches near him, and partially opened his eyes, half asleep, half conscious, when to his utter amazement he beheld, or fancied he beheld, a dozen pairs of glistening eyes peering at him from out the jungle. He did not stir, but feigning to be still asleep, he cautiously watched to see what all this meant. They surely did not belong to wild animals--those eyes! He partially turned without moving his body to ascertain if the guide was still by him, but found that he was gone. There was treachery somewhere--there was danger about him--this he seemed to feel instinctively, but still, feigning sleep, he almost held his breath to listen.  LIGHT THEIR FIRES TO KEEP OFF THE WILD ANIMALS AND SLEEP THE RESTING PLACE WAS AT LAST FOUND AND AFTER THE USUAL ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A CIRCLE OF FIRE BUILT AROUND THEM THE TWO LAY DOWN TO SLEEP FATIGUE SOON CLOSED THE EYES OF OUR YOUNG ADVENTURER AND HE SLEPT SOUNDLY HOW LONG HE KNEW NOT BUT AFTER A WHILE HE WAS AWAKENED BY THE BREATHING OF SOME DECAYED BRANCHES NEAR HIM AND PARTIALLY OPENED HIS EYES HALF ASLEEP HALF CONSCIOUS WHEN TO HIS UTTER AMAZEMENT HE BEHELD OR FANCIED HE BEHELD A DOZEN PAIRS OF GLISTENING EYES PEERING AT HIM FROM OUT OF THE JUNGLE HE DID NOT STIR BUT FEIGNING TO BE STILL ASLEEP HE CAUTIOUSLY WATCHED TO SEE WHAT ALL THIS MEANT THEY SURELY DID NOT BELONG TO WILD ANIMALS THOSE EYES HE PARTIALLY TURNED WITHOUT MOVING HIS BODY TO ASCERTAIN IF THE GUIDE WAS STILL WITH HIM BUT FOUND THAT HE WAS GONE THERE WAS TREACHERY SOMEWHERE THERE WAS DANGER ABOUT HIM THIS HE SEEMED TO FEEL INSTINCTIVELY BUT STILL FEIGNING ASLEEP HE ALMOST HELD HIS BREATH TO LISTEN
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