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Maud hesitated not, but stole or glided through the tangled undergrowth, as though she had passed her whole life time in the deep, tangled ways of the jungle. MAUD HESITATED NOT BUT STOLE OR GLIDED THROUGH THE TANGLED UNDERGROWTH AS THOUGH SHE HAD PASSED HER WHOLE LIFETIME IN THE DEEP TANGLED WAYS OF THE JUNGLE
 coast, but he had gathered his evidence and witnesses in such a strong array that he felt warranted in going to any length in securing possession of a clipper craft which had been so fully described to him. He was not wanting in personal courage, and therefore, with a well-selected body of sailors and marines, and one or two officers, he quietly pulled away from the ship's side, under cover of the night, and landed at the proposed spot. Here he found Maud patiently awaiting his coming, and ready to lead him to the hiding-place of the "Sea Witch" and her crew. The men were all well armed, and instructed how to act in any possible emergency that was to be met with in the business which brought them on shore. On the whole body pressed in silence, through a tangled and narrow path, being more than once startled by the growl of some wild animal, whose haunts they disturbed. It was weary struggling by this path through the wood, but it was the only way to approach the desired point by land. NG OF A SLAVER ON THE COAST BUT HE HAD GATHERED HIS EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES IN SUCH A STRONG ARRAY THAT HE FELT WARRANTED IN GOING TO ANY LENGTH IN SECURING POSSESSION OF A CLIPPER CRAFT WHICH HAD BEEN SO FULLY DESCRIBED TO HIM HE WAS NOT WANTING IN PERSONAL COURAGE AND THEREFORE WITH A WELL SELECTED BODY OF SAILORS AND MARINES AND ONE OR TWO OFFICERS HE QUIETLY PULLED AWAY FROM THE SHIP'S SIDE UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT AND LANDED AT THE PROPOSED SPOT HERE HE FOUND MAUD PATIENTLY AWAITING HIS COMING AND READY TO LEAD HIM TO THE HIDING PLACE OF THE SEA WITCH AND HER CREW THE MEN WERE ALL WELL ARMED AND INSTRUCTED HOW TO ACT IN ANY POSSIBLE EMERGENCY THAT WAS TO BE MET WITH IN THE BUSINESS WHICH BROUGHT THEM ON SHORE ON THE WHOLE BODY PRESSED IN SILENCE THROUGH A TANGLED AND NARROW PATH BEING MORE THAN ONCE STARTLED BY THE GROWL OF SOME WILD ANIMAL WHOSE HAUNTS THEY DISTURBED IT WAS WEARY STRUGGLING BY THIS PATH THROUGH THE WOOD BUT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO APPROACH THE DESIRED POINT BY LAND
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