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With a grim, white face, he retraced his steps to where he had dropped the food, and having stirred up the smouldering fire, he cooked enough to last him for a few days. This he made up into a bundle, and, tired as he was, he set himself to walk back through the mountains upon the track of the avenging angels. WITH A GRIM WHITE FACE HE RETRACED HIS STEPS TO WHERE HE HAD DROPPED THE FOOD AND HAVING STIRRED UP THE SMOULDERING FIRE HE COOKED ENOUGH TO LAST HIM FOR A FEW DAYS THIS HE MADE UP INTO A BUNDLE AND TIRED AS HE WAS HE SET HIMSELF TO WALK BACK THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS UPON THE TRACK OF THE AVENGING ANGELS
e if there was a second grave, but there was no sign of one. Lucy had been carried back by their terrible pursuers to fulfil her original destiny, by becoming one of the harem of the Elder’s son. As the young fellow realized the certainty of her fate, and his own powerlessness to prevent it, he wished that he, too, was lying with the old farmer in his last silent resting-place. Again, however, his active spirit shook off the lethargy which springs from despair. If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least devote his life to revenge. With indomitable patience and perseverance, Jefferson Hope possessed also a power of sustained vindictiveness, which he may have learned from the Indians amongst whom he had lived. As he stood by the desolate fire, he felt that the only one thing which could assuage his grief would be thorough and complete retribution, brought by his own hand upon his enemies. His strong will and untiring energy should, he determined, be devoted to that one end. OOKED WILDLY ROUND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SECOND GRAVE BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ONE LUCY HAD BEEN CARRIED BACK BY THEIR TERRIBLE PURSUERS TO FULFIL HER ORIGINAL DESTINY BY BECOMING ONE OF THE HAREM OF THE ELDEST SONS AS THE YOUNG FELLOW REALIZED THE CERTAINTY OF HER FATE AND HIS OWN POWERLESSNESS TO PREVENT IT HE WISHED THAT HE TOO WAS LYING WITH THE OLD FARMER IN HIS LAST SILENT RESTING PLACE AGAIN HOWEVER HIS ACTIVE SPIRIT SHOOK OFF THE LETHARGY WHICH SPRINGS FROM DESPAIR IF THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE LEFT TO HIM HE COULD AT LEAST DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO REVENGE WITH INDOMITABLE PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE JEFFERSON HOPE POSSESSED ALSO A POWER OF SUSTAINED VINDICTIVENESS WHICH HE MAY HAVE LEARNED FROM THE INDIANS AMONGST WHOM HE HAD LIVED AS HE STOOD BY THE DESOLATE FIRE HE FELT THAT THE ONLY ONE THING WHICH COULD ASSUAGE HIS GRIEF WOULD BE THOROUGH AND COMPLETE RETRIBUTION BROUGHT BY HIS OWN HAND UPON HIS ENEMIES HIS STRONG WILL AND UNTIRING ENERGY SHOULD HE DETERMINE BE DEVOTED TO THAT ONE END
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