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In Search of the Okapi

CHAPTER VII
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They were not afraid, but they could not help a feeling of weariness, and they edged nearer the hunter for the comfort of his presence.

For a long time they watched, sitting silent; and by-and-by the fires on the islands died down one by one, until only the flare on the bank remained as a beacon to those on the river.

Then the sound of paddling drew near again.
Again the whine came from behind the screen of trees, and there was a rustling among the branches.
Taking a bit of the dried meat he had been eating, Mr.Hume tossed it through the leaves.

There came a sniff, a snap of the jaws, and a whimper.

The hunter shifted his rifle till it pointed through the boughs.
"Peace," said a low voice.


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