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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. 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
eld a short, sharp spear, which served for staff and weapon both, and was designed more particularly for defence against the wild animals that infested the jungle in all directions. The guide was painted in the face after fantastic style often adopted by the shore tribes in Africa, in alternate lines of red and yellow and white, so as to give a most strange and inhuman expression to the countenance. But Charles Bramble was familiar with these tricks of the race, and saluting the guide kindly told him his plans, and asked if he could guide him on the route. Being assured in the affirmative, he felt satisfied, and the two, by the light of the moon, which was now creeping up in the heavens, commenced their journey, intending, after passing a few leagues, to make up their camp, 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. OL WHILE IN HIS HAND HE HELD A SHORT SHARP SPEAR WHICH SERVED FOR STAFF AND WEAPON BOTH AND WAS DESIGNED MORE PARTICULARLY FOR DEFENCE AGAINST THE WILD ANIMALS THAT INFESTED THE JUNGLE IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE GUIDE WAS PAINTED IN THE FACE AFTER FANTASTIC STYLE OFTEN ADOPTED BY THE SHORE TRIBES IN AFRICA IN ALTERNATE LINES OF RED AND YELLOW AND WHITE SO AS TO GIVE A MOST STRANGE AND INHUMAN EXPRESSION TO THE COUNTENANCE BUT CHARLES BRAMBLE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THESE TRICKS OF THE RACE AND SALUTING THE GUIDE KINDLY TOLD HIM HIS PLANS AND ASKED IF HE COULD GUIDE HIM ON HIS ROUTE BEING ASSURED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE HE FELT SATISFIED AND THE TWO BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON WHICH WAS NOW CREEPING UP IN THE HEAVENS COMMENCED THEIR JOURNEY INTENDING AFTER PASSING A FEW LEAGUES TO MAKE UP THEIR CAMP 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
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