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Before daybreak, however, they were up and on their way once more. They had seen no signs of any pursuers, and Jefferson Hope began to think that they were fairly out of the reach of the terrible organization whose enmity they had incurred. He little knew how far that iron grasp could reach, or how soon it was to close upon them and crush them. BEFORE DAYBREAK HOWEVER THEY WERE UP AND ON THEIR WAY ONCE MORE THEY HAD SEEN NO SIGNS OF ANY PURSUERS AND JEFFERSON HOPE BEGAN TO THINK THAT THEY WERE FAIRLY OUT OF THE REACH OF THE TERRIBLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE ENMITY THEY HAD INCURRED HE LITTLE KNEW HOW FAR THAT IRON GRASP COULD REACH OR HOW SOON IT WAS TO CLOSE UPON THEM AND CRUSH THEM
nto a gallop. As the sun rose slowly above the eastern horizon, the caps of the great mountains lit up one after the other, like lamps at a festival, until they were all ruddy and glowing. The magnificent spectacle cheered the hearts of the three fugitives and gave them fresh energy. At a wild torrent which swept out of a ravine they called a halt and watered their horses, while they partook of a hasty breakfast. Lucy and her father would fain have rested longer, but Jefferson Hope was inexorable. “They will be upon our track by this time,” he said. “Everything depends upon our speed. Once safe in Carson we may rest for the remainder of our lives.” During the whole of that day they struggled on through the defiles, and by evening they calculated that they were more than thirty miles from their enemies. At night-time they chose the base of a beetling crag, where the rocks offered some protection from the chill wind, and there huddled together for warmth, they enjoyed a few hours’ sleep. TARTLED THE WEARY HORSES INTO A GALLOP AS THE SUN ROSE SLOWLY ABOVE THE EASTERN HORIZON THE CAPS OF THE GREAT MOUNTAINS LIT UP ONE AFTER THE OTHER LIKE LAMPS AT A FESTIVAL UNTIL THEY WERE ALL RUDDY AND GLOWING THE MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE CHEERED THE HEARTS OF THE THREE FUGITIVES AND GAVE THEM FRESH ENERGY AT A WILD TORRENT WHICH SWEPT OUT OF A RAVINE THEY CALLED A HALT AND WATERED THEIR HORSES WHILE THEY PARTOOK OF A HASTY BREAKFAST LUCY AND HER FATHER WOULD FAIN HAVE RESTED LONGER BUT JEFFERSON HOPE WAS INEXORABLE THEY WILL BE UPON OUR TRACK BY THIS TIME HE SAID EVERYTHING DEPENDS UPON OUR SPEED ONCE SAFE IN CURSON WE MAY REST FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES DURING THE WHOLE OF THAT DAY THEY STRUGGLED ON THROUGH THE DEFILES AND BY EVENING THEY CALCULATED THAT THEY WERE MORE THAN THIRTY MILES FROM THEIR ENEIES AT NIGHT TIME THEY CHOSE THE BASE OF A BEETLING CRAG WHERE THE ROCKS OFFERED SOME PROTECTION FROM THE CHILL WIND AND THERE HUDDLED TOGETHER FOR WARMTH THEY ENJOYED A FEW HOURS SLEEP
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