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Joan was calmer now, and her mother had put on some warmer, and less miraculous, garments. And while they stood talking in low voices Maloney and I slipped off to examine the tent. JOAN WAS CALMER NOW AND HER MOTHER HAD PUT ON SOME WARMER AND LESS MIRACULOUS GARMENTS AND WHILE THEY STOOD TALKING IN LOW VOICES MALONEY AND I SLIPPED OFF TO EXAMINE THE TENT
hough to start out and hunt—and kill. Then his glance fell on the girl crouching on the ground, her face hidden in her hands, and there leaped into his features an expression of savage anger that transformed them. He could have faced a dozen lions with a walking stick at that moment, and again I liked him for the strength of his anger, his self-control, and his hopeless devotion. But I stopped him going off on a blind and useless chase. "Come and help me start the fire, Sangree," I said, anxious also to relieve the girl of our presence; and a few minutes later the ashes, still growing from the night's fire, had kindled the fresh wood, and there was a blaze that warmed us well while it also lit up the surrounding trees within a radius of twenty yards. "I heard nothing," he whispered; "what in the world do you think it is? It surely can't be only a dog!" "We'll find that out later," I said, as the others came up to the grateful warmth; "the first thing is to make as big a fire as we can. LANTERNS HE MADE A MOVEMENT AS THOUGH TO START OUT AND HUNT AND KILL THEN HIS GLANCE FELL ON THE GIRL CROUCHING ON THE GROUND HER FACE HIDDEN IN HER HANDS AND THERE LEAPT INTO HIS FEATURES AN EXPRESSION OF SAVAGE ANGER THAT TRANSFORMED THEM HE COULD HAVE FACED A DOZEN LIONS WITH A WALKING STICK AT THAT MOMENT AND AGAIN I LIKED HIM FOR THE STRENGTH OF HIS ANGER HIS SELF CONTROL AND HIS HOPELESS DEVOTION BUT I STOPPED HIM GOING OFF IN A BLIND AND USELESS CHASE COME AND HELP ME START THE FIRE SANGREE I SAID ANXIOUS ALSO TO RELIEVE THE GIRL OF OUR PRESENCE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ASHES STILL GLOWING FROM THE NIGHT'S FIRE HAD KINDLED THE FRESH WOOD AND THERE WAS A BLAZE THAT WARMED US WELL WHILE IT ALSO LIT UP THE SURROUNDING TREES WITHIN A RADIUS OF TWENTY YARDS I HEARD NOTHING HE WHISPERED WHAT IN THE WORLD DO YOU THINK IT IS IT SURELY CAN'T BE ONLY A DOG WE'LL FIND THAT OUT LATER I SAID AS THE OTHERS CAME UP TO THE GRATEFUL WARMTH THE FIRST THING IS TO MAKE UP AS BIG A FIRE AS WE CAN
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