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In a moment more there broke forth from the clustering vines and trees the figure of a man, with a drawn sword, who hastened with lowering brow towards them! IN A MOMENT MORE THERE BROKE FORTH FROM THE CLUSTERING VINES AND TREES THE FIGURE OF A MAN WITH A DRAWN SWORD WHO HASTENED WITH LOWERED BROW TOWARDS THEM
ungle, and to the same point she now directed her steps, though by a circuitous path. She muttered to herself as she went, and walked with unwonted speed, as though she feared to lose one moment of time. At this quick pace, she was soon hidden in the paths of the thick undergrowth and forest land. "Hark! what sound is that?" said Helen, suddenly turning and peering into the thick foliage which surrounded the spot. "I hear nothing," replied Charles Bramble. "It was some bird perhaps, among these branches. But why do you look so pale, Helen?" "It is so terrible. I thought the sound was like that of one of those terrible serpents that frequent these parts, the anaconda, creeping towards us." "Nay, dearest, it was but your imagination; these reptiles avoid the near approach to human habitations, and would not be likely to be here." "There! there it is again," she said convulsively, drawing closely to his side, while both looked towards the spot from whence at that moment a sound proceeded. NDER LEISURELY AND AFFECTIONATELY TOWARDS THE JUNGLE AND TO THE SAME POINT SHE NOW DIRECTED HER STEPS THOUGH BY A CIRCUITOUS PATH SHE MUTTERED TO HERSELF AS SHE WENT AND WALKED WITH UNWONTED SPEED AS THOUGH SHE FEARED TO LOSE ONE MOMENT OF TIME AT THIS QUICK PACE SHE WAS SOON HIDDEN IN THE PASS OF THE THICK UNDERGROWTH IN FOREST LAND HARK WHAT SOUND IS THAT SAID HELEN SUDDENLY TURNING AND PEERING INTO THE THICK FOLIAGE WHICH SURROUNDED THE SPOT I HEAR NOTHING REPLIED CHARLES BRAMBLE IT WAS SOME BIRD PERHAPS AMONG THESE BRANCHES BUT WHY DO YOU LOOK SO PALE HELEN IT IS SO TERRIBLE I THOUGHT THE SOUND WAS LIKE THAT OF ONE OF THOSE TERRIBLE SERPENTS THAT FREQUENT THESE PARTS THE ANNECANDA CREEPING TOWARDS US NAY DEAREST IT WAS BUT YOUR IMAGINATION THESE REPTILES AVOID THE NEAR APPROACH TO HUMAN HABITATIONS AND WERE NOT LIKELY TO BE HERE THERE THERE IT IS AGAIN SHE SAID CONVULSIVELY DRAWING CLOSELY TO HIS SIDE WHILE BOTH LOOKED TOWARDS THE SPOT FROM WHENCE AT THAT MOMENT THE SOUND PROCEEDED
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