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I watched him picking his way silently over the slippery ground, giving the moving tent a wide berth, and presently disappearing among the floating shapes of fog. Dr. Silence turned to me. "You heard those footsteps about half an hour ago?" he asked significantly. "I heard nothing." I WATCHED HIM PICKING HIS WAY SILENTLY OVER THE SLIPPERY GROUND GIVING THE MOVING TENT A WIDE BERTH AND PRESENTLY DISAPPEARING AMONG THE FLOATING SHAPES OF FOG DOCTOR SILENCE TURNED TO ME YOU HEARD THOSE FOOTSTEPS ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO HE ASKED SIGNIFICANTLY I HEARD NOTHING
 ropes allowed, were the cause of the booming sound we had heard. Something alive was tearing frantically about inside, banging against the stretched canvas in a way that made me think of a great moth dashing against the walls and ceiling of a room. The tent bulged and rocked. "It's trying to get out, by Jupiter!" muttered the clergyman, rising to his feet and turning to the side where the unloaded rifle lay. I sprang up too, hardly knowing what purpose was in my mind, but anxious to be prepared for anything. John Silence, however, was before us both, and his figure slipped past and blocked the doorway of the tent. And there was some quality in his voice next minute when he began to speak that brought our minds instantly to a state of calm obedience. "First—the women's tent," he said low, looking sharply at Maloney, "and if I need your help, I'll call." The clergyman needed no second bidding. He dived past me and was out in a moment. He was labouring evidently under intense excitement. FLAPPING AS MUCH AS THE TIGHTNESS OF THE ROPES ALLOWED WERE THE CAUSE OF THE BOOMING SOUND WE HEARD SOMETHING ALIVE WAS TEARING FRANTICALLY ABOUT INSIDE BANGING AGAINST THE STRETCHED CANVAS IN A WAY THAT MADE ME THINK OF A GREAT MOTH DASHING AGAINST THE WALLS AND CEILING OF A ROOM THE TENT BULGED AND ROCKED IT'S TRYING TO GET OUT BY JUPITER MUTTERED THE CLERGYMAN RISING TO HIS FEET AND TURNING TO THE SIDE WHERE UNLOADED RIFLE LAY I SPRANG UP TOO HARDLY KNOWING WHAT PURPOSE WAS IN MY MIND BUT ANXIOUS TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING JOHN SILENCE HOWEVER WAS BEFORE US BOTH AND HIS FIGURE SLIPPED PAST AND BLOCKED THE DOORWAY OF THE TENT AND THERE WAS SOME QUALITY IN HIS VOICE NEXT MINUTE WHEN HE BEGAN TO SPEAK THAT BROUGHT OUR MINDS INSTANTLY TO A STATE OF CALM OBEDIENCE FIRST THE WOMEN'S TENT HE SAID LOW LOOKING SHARPLY AT MALONEY AND IF I NEED YOUR HELP I'LL CALL THE CLERGYMAN NEEDED NO SECOND BIDDING HE DIVED PAST ME AND WAS OUT IN A MOMENT HE WAS LABORING EVIDENTLY UNDER INTENSE EXCITEMENT
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