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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. 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
ly a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them. Nor was the fear entirely an illusion, for the barren valley was thickly strewn with trees and boulders which had fallen in a similar manner. Even as they passed, a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the echoes in the silent gorges, and startled 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 Carson we may rest for the remainder of our lives.” IR HEADS AND TO NEED ONLY A GUST OF WIND TO COME HURTLING DOWN UPON THEM NOR WAS THE FEAR ENTIRELY AN ILLUSION FOR THE BARREN VALLEY WAS THICKLY STREWN WITH TREES AND BOULDERS WHICH HAD FALLEN IN A SIMILAR MANNER EVEN AS THEY PASSED A GREAT ROCK CAME THUNDERING DOWN WITH A HOARSE RATTLE WHICH WOKE THE ECHOES IN THE SILENT GORGES AND STARTLED 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
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