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His placid face and regular breathing showed that he was fast asleep. Beside him lay a little child, with her round white arms encircling his brown sinewy neck, and her golden haired head resting upon the breast of his velveteen tunic. HIS PLACID FACE AND REGULAR BREATHING SHOWED THAT HE WAS FAST ASLEEP BESIDE HIM LAY A LITTLE CHILD WITH HER ROUND WHITE ARMS ENCIRCLING HIS BROWN SINEWY NECK AND HER GOLDEN HAIRED HEAD RESTING UPON THE BREAST OF HIS VELVETEEN TUNIC
forward and see, Brother Stangerson,” asked one of the band. “And I,” “and I,” cried a dozen voices. “Leave your horses below and we will await you here,” the Elder answered. In a moment the young fellows had dismounted, fastened their horses, and were ascending the precipitous slope which led up to the object which had excited their curiosity. They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts. The watchers from the plain below could see them flit from rock to rock until their figures stood out against the skyline. The young man who had first given the alarm was leading them. Suddenly his followers saw him throw up his hands, as though overcome with astonishment, and on joining him they were affected in the same way by the sight which met their eyes. On the little plateau which crowned the barren hill there stood a single giant boulder, and against this boulder there lay a tall man, long-bearded and hard-featured, but of an excessive thinness. OSS THE GREAT MOUNTAINS SHALL I GO FORWARD AND SEE BROTHER STANGERSON ASKED ONE OF THE BAND AND I AND I CRIED A DOZEN VOICES LEAVE YOUR HORSES BELOW WE WILL AWAIT YOU HERE THE ELDER ANSWERED IN A MOMENT THE YOUNG FELLOWS HAD DISMOUNTED FASTENED THEIR HORSES AND WERE ASCENDING THE PRECIPITOUS SLOPE WHICH LED UP TO THE OBJECT WHICH HAD EXCITED THEIR CURIOSITY THEY ADVANCED RAPIDLY AND NOISELESSLY WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND DEXTERITY OF PRACTISED SCOUTS THE WATCHERS FROM THE PLAIN BELOW COULD SEE THEM FLIT FROM ROCK TO ROCK UNTIL THEIR FIGURES STOOD OUT AGAINST THE SKY LINE THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAD FIRST GIVEN THE ALARM WAS LEADING THEM SUDDENLY HIS FOLLOWERS SOON THROW UP HIS HANDS AS THOUGH OVERCOME WITH ASTONISHMENT AND ON JOINING HIM THEY WERE AFFECTED IN THE SAME WAY BY THE SIGHT WHICH MET THEIR EYES ON THE LITTLE PLATEAU WHICH CROWNED THE BARREN HILL THERE STOOD A SINGLE GIANT BOULDER AND AGAINST THIS BOULDER THERE LAY A TALL MAN LONG BEARDED AND HARD FEATURED BUT OF AN EXCESSIVE THINNESS
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