? ? ? ? "Well, whatever he may be," cried the girl, "we owe him our lives, and may God bless him and keep him in safety in his wild and savage jungle!"
? ? ? ? "Amen," said Clayton, fervently.
? ? ? ? "For the good Lord's sake, ain't I dead?"
? ? ? ? The two turned to see Esmeralda sitting upright upon the floor, her great eyes rolling from side to side as though she could not believe their testimony as to her whereabouts.
? ? ? ? And now, for Jane Porter, the reaction came, and she threw herself upon the bench, sobbing with hysterical laughter.
? ? ? ? Several miles south of the cabin, upon a strip of sandy beach, stood two old men, arguing.
? ? ? ? Before them stretched the broad Atlantic. At their backs was the Dark Continent. Close around them loomed the impenetrable blackness of the jungle.
? ? ? ? Savage beasts roared and growled; noises, hideous and weird, assailed their ears.
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