But if he _was not_, the javalies _were_; for on came the whole drove, scores of them, grunting and screaming as they ran.
The horses easily distanced them.

So, too, did Marengo--but there was still danger for Jeanette.

She had been now nearly two days without either food or water, and was weak in consequence.

Her legs, too, were much torn by the tusks of the wild-hogs.

Moreover, the tent that had got loose, trailing on one side to the ground, considerably impeded her flight.