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Mr. Fortescue

CHAPTER XXVI
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Take his other arm, Angela--thus, Now!" And with that they each gave me a hand and raised me to my feet.
"How was it?
Who killed the nandu ?" I asked as I hobbled on between them.
"We saw the creature coming toward us with what looked like a dead man on his back, and as he did not seem disposed to stop I told Angela, who is a famous archer, to draw her bow and shoot him.

He fell dead where he now lies, and when we saw that, though unconscious, you still lived, we unloosed you." "And saved my life.

Might I ask to whom I am indebted for this great service, and to what beautiful country the nandu has brought me ?" "Say nothing about the service, my dear sir.

Helping each other in difficulty and distress is a duty we owe to Heaven and our common humanity.

I count your coming a great blessing.


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