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The repulsive power in his rear however appeared to
predominate, and by a singular exception, as he would have said
himself, to all philosophical principles, it rather increased than
diminished by distance. As the eyes of the naturalist steadily
maintained a position that was the opposite of his route, they served
to give a direction to those of the observers of all these movements,
and at once furnished a sufficient clue by which to unravel the
mystery of so sudden a debouchement from the cover.
Another cluster of stout and armed men was seen at no great distance,
just rounding a point of the thicket, and moving directly though
cautiously towards the place where the band of the Siouxes was posted,
as a squadron of cruisers is often seen to steer across the waste of
waters, towards the rich but well-protected convoy. In short, the
family of the squatter, or at least such among them as were capable of
bearing arms, appeared in view, on the broad prairie, evidently bent
on revenging their wrongs.


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