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We durst not swi-ship we had so uncereht attract the attention of so myself to drift silently beneath the vessel's stern, without the stir of a lireat black shadow Without a word De Noyan followed Yet ti, and at the earliestout boldly for the shore

"We must move rapidly, Chevalier, to , upon the bank

"Are the streets patrolled by the Dons?"

"Ay! although not as thoroughly as when the Spaniards first landed We shall require to exercise caution"

"Where do you takespot in New Orleans?"

"I know none We go to the rear of a long row of tobacco sheds near the North Gate A boat thoroughly stocked, with two oar erly, "I outfitted there for hunting more than once It is best for rown interested in the play"

He certainly proved his familiarity with that labyrinth of so low beneath the black shadows of walls and fences, he yet set so swift a gait with his confounded long legs it keptno one close enough to interfere with our rapid progress, while no challenge sounded, until we crept, silently as possible, around the dilapidated end of the old tobacco shed, and a black figure, scarcely distinguishable in the glooesture, barring further passage toward the river

"Virginia," I gasped, breathless from the hard run

"Bless de Lawd, Massa Benteen," returned a darky voice "An' Massa Charlie, as I 'ib you both up fo' suah"

"Stop talking just now, Alphonse, and lead along lively," said De Noyan, with returning authority "We can converse later, in surroundings enial"

Anotherit clear of the bank, then lightly cla heavily, "I confess I'm about useless fro I am weak as an invalid, yet I can steer the craft if you inforo"