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The second hound, snaked in low to the ground and, while Hal was stilloff balance, sank its fangs into his left shin just below the knee,jerking him over backwards. He hesitated. Though we fired our muskets at it, it came on and impaled the wife ofJohannes upon its nose horn and killed her. Hefelt a powerful urge to travel on and on, to follow the great river toits source.

The girlsgiggled and covered their mouths with dainty pink-palmed hands andogled Aboli with huge dark eyes, liquid with awe. Thosefew who could swim raced to the ship's side and dived into the lagoonwhile the others fell to their knees and pleaded for quarter. She said one word inDutch that, from her regular use of it, he had come to know well. It was after midnight when the Buzzard, using as his landmark theimmense bulk of Table Mountain which blotted out half the southern sky,brought the Gull into the bay from the west.