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The next morning, he met his guide with frankness, and the best of feeling seemed to prevail day after day, until suddenly one evening before night had fairly set in, and the day before he had anticipated any such attempt, the negroes suddenly fell upon him, and pinned his arms, and otherwise disabled him, so that he was completely at their mercy. Already they had arrived at the environs of their village, and into it they bore him in great triumph. THE NEXT MORNING HE MET HIS GUIDE WITH FRANKNESS AND THE BEST OF FEELING SEEMED TO PREVAIL DAY AFTER DAY UNTIL SUDDENLY ONE EVENING BEFORE NIGHT HAD FAIRLY SET IN AND THE DAY BEFORE HE HAD ANTICIPATED ANY SUCH ATTEMPT THE NEGRO SUDDENLY FELL UPON HIM AND PINNED HIS ARMS AND OTHERWISE DISABLED HIM SO THAT HE WAS COMPLETELY AT THEIR MERCY ALREADY THEY HAD ARRIVED AT THE ENVIRONS OF THEIR VILLAGE AND INTO IT THEY BORE HIM IN GREAT TRIUMPH
 eaten in council with great ceremony. All this he could distinctly make out, and certainly it was anything but agreeable to him. But Charles Bramble knew the race he had to deal with; he fully understood the fact that one after white man with his wits about him was equal to cope with a dozen of them at any time, and he felt prepared. He gathered at once that it was their intention to guide him safely until near their own village, where they would seize upon him, and from that moment make him a prisoner. Meanwhile none but his guide was to be seen by the traveller, so it was agreed, and he was to receive care and kind attention until the time appointed. Knowing all this, of course he was prepared for it, and now saw that for the present and the few coming days, he need have no alarm, and beyond that he must trust to his ready wit, personal prowess, and the indomitable courage which was natural to him. It may seem strange, but reasoning thus, he soon fell to sleep again in good earnest. URES MANUFACTURER AND AFTERWARDS BE EATEN IN COUNSEL WITH GREAT CEREMONY ALL THIS HE COULD DISTINCTLY MAKE OUT AND CERTAINLY WAS ANYTHING BUT AGREEABLE TO HIM BUT CHARLES BRAMBLE KNEW THE RACE HE HAD TO DEAL WITH HE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE FACT THAT ONE AFTER WHITE MAN WITH HIS WITS ABOUT HIM WAS EQUAL TO COPE WITH A DOZEN OF THEM AT ANY TIME AND HE FELT PREPARED HE GATHERED AT ONCE THAT IT WAS THEIR INTENTION TO GUIDE HIM SAFELY UNTIL NEAR THEIR OWN VILLAGE WHERE THEY WOULD SEIZE UPON HIM AND FROM THAT MOMENT MAKE HIM A PRISONER MEANWHILE NONE BUT HIS GUIDE WAS TO BE SEEN BY THE TRAVELER SO IT WAS AGREED AND HE WAS TO RECEIVE CARE AND KIND ATTENTION UNTIL THE TIME APPOINTED KNOWING ALL THIS OF COURSE HE WAS PREPARED FOR IT AND NOW SAW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND A FEW COMING DAYS HE NEED HAVE NO ALARM AND BEYOND THAT HE MUST TRUST TO HIS READY WIT PERSONAL PROWESS AND INDOMITABLE COURAGE WHICH WAS NATURAL TO HIM IT MAY SEEM STRANGE BUT REASONING THUS HE SOON FELL TO SLEEP AGAIN IN GOOD EARNEST
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