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"No, no, Geoffrey Benteen," exclaimed Madame impulsively, "what have I done except sit quietly in a boat, waiting the passing of the hours? You have been through strain and labor which wears out life It is you ill lie here uponme to call should need arise"

"Hush, both of you," i across the sparkling water "A watch would have small value There is no safer spot on all the lower river than this; if the Dons discover it, no way of escape exists even e all awake and ready To remain quiet is all we can do, and how can we acco to sleep? Sacre! I auard, yet," and he stifled a yawn, "I see no necessity here, nor could I beat a Creole ball"

Thus the , but I yielded owing to too great weariness to argue At first Madame protested she could not sleep, yet finally consented to lie down As to rass before I was lost in slu of youth lies in the fact that sleep then truly gives rest The tired body responds so thoroughly to the gentle touch of slu every faculty to complete power It was thus I restedbefore I stirred, although the sundirectly across my upturned face for hours I awoke to perfect consciousness of our situation, as naturally as ever in a bed at home Dimly impressed that soht This change of posture brought my eyes on a level with the tops of the cane on either side, and,turned southward, there was outspread beforeunder the westering sun, so that for a ed with the heaviness of sleep Then I perceived what afforded me so severe a shock that I ducked hastily down into ainst the reeds, as though skirting the low line of the shore, loo bow on toward the place of our conceal the spot where we lay hidden, and I durst not raise ain until assured they had passed by I rolled partially over to gain view of the others of our own party Both were slurass plot, wrapped within a great shawl so as to leave not even her head visible, while De Noyan rested within easy reach ofso heavily I felt it safer to arouse hie boat should co that of sheer exhaustion, yet he proved sufficiently a trained soldier to obey instantly nal for silence Nor ords needed to explain the reason, as by this time the sound of oars was clearly audible Suddenly so as I was I noticed the shawl pushed hastily down froly across into my own; yet, with rare self-control, not so much as a limb quivered