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He partially turned without moving his body to ascertain if the guide was still by him, but found that he was gone. HE PARTIALLY TURNED WITHOUT MOVING HIS BODY TO ASCERTAIN IF THE GUIDE WAS STILL WITH HIM BUT FOUND THAT HE WAS GONE
 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. 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. He did not stir, but feigning to be still asleep, he cautiously watched to see what all this meant. They surely did not belong to wild animals--those eyes!  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 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 HE DID NOT STIR BUT FEIGNING TO BE STILL ASLEEP HE CAUTIOUSLY WATCHED TO SEE WHAT ALL THIS MEANT THEY SURELY DID NOT BELONG TO WILD ANIMALS THOSE EYES
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