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And, without further speech, or attempt at explanation, Maloney moved off abruptly to mix the porridge for an early breakfast; Sangree to clean the fish; myself to chop wood and tend the fire; Joan and her mother to change their wet garments; and, most significant of all, to prepare her mother's tent for its future complement of two. AND WITHOUT FURTHER SPEECH OR ATTEMPT AT EXPLANATION MALONEY MOVED OFF ABRUPTLY TO MIX THE PORRIDGE FOR AN EARLY BREAKFAST SANGREE TO CLEAN THE FISH MYSELF TO CHOP WOOD AND TEND THE FIRE JOAN AND HER MOTHER TO CHANGE THEIR WET GARMENTS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT OF ALL TO PREPARE HER MOTHER'S TENT FOR ITS FUTURE COMPLIMENT OF TWO
trail" as though it really existed, and we had more to go upon than the mere marks of paws about the tents of Joan and the Canadian. Indeed, but for these, and the torn tent, I think it would, of course, have been possible to ignore the existence of this beast intruder altogether. And it was here, under this angry dawn, as we stood in the shelter of the stockade from the pouring rain, weary yet so strangely excited—it was here, out of this confusion of voices and explanations, that—very stealthily—the ghost of something horrible slipped in and stood among us. It made all our explanations seem childish and untrue; the false relation was instantly exposed. Eyes exchanged quick, anxious glances, questioning, expressive of dismay. There was a sense of wonder, of poignant distress, and of trepidation. Alarm stood waiting at our elbows. We shivered. Then, suddenly, as we looked into each other's faces, came the long, unwelcome pause in which this new arrival established itself in our hearts. TRAIL FOR WE ALL SPOKE OF THAT TRAIL AS THOUGH IT REALLY EXISTED AND WE HAD MORE TO GO UPON THAN THE MERE MARKS OF PAWS ABOUT THE TENTS OF JOAN AND THE CANADIAN INDEED BUT FOR THESE AND THE TORN TENT I THINK IT WOULD OF COURSE HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO IGNORE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS BEAST INTRUDER ALTOGETHER AND IT WAS HERE UNDER THIS ANGRY DAWN AS WE STOOD IN THE SHELTER OF THE STOCKADE FROM THE POURING RAIN WEARY YET SO STRANGELY EXCITED IT WAS HERE OUT OF THIS CONFUSION OF VOICES AND EXPLANATIONS THAT VERY STEALTHILY THE GHOST OF SOMETHING HORRIBLE SLIPPED IN AND STOOD AMONG US IT MADE ALL OUR EXPLANATIONS SEEM CHILDISH AND UNTRUE THE FALSE RELATION WAS INSTANTLY EXPOSED EYES EXCHANGED QUICK ANXIOUS GLANCES QUESTIONING EXPRESSIVE OF DISMAY THERE WAS A SENSE OF WONDER OF POIGNANT DISTRESS AND OF TREPIDATION ALARM STOOD WAITING AT OUR ELBOWS WE SHIVERED THEN SUDDENLY AS WE LOOKED INTO EACH OTHER'S FACES CAME THE LONG UNWELCOME PAUSE IN WHICH THIS NEW ARRIVAL ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN OUR HEARTS
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