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I say, this is quite a different sort of country. Look at the mountains." "I have." "We must be all right then, now," continued Ned. "I began to think yesterday that we were going to tramp along till the heat and thirst were too much for us, and we had to lie down and die. I say, I shouldn't have liked that." "And you'll never find any one who would. Bother the old gold! It would have been horrid. Better have gone on weeding in the plantation." "Ever so much; but do you think the place marked in the plan is over yonder?" Ned pointed at the beautiful amethystine mountains, but Chris shook his head. "Don't look like the place; but never mind that now. Let's see about breakfast." The boys rose as if animated by one spirit, and stood looking round. "What about a fire?" said Ned dismally. "No wood," replied Chris, with a groan, and his voice made his father start, look sharply round, and spring to his feet. "Ah, boys!" he cried. "How long have you been awake?" This question, loudly uttered, had the effect of a call to the other sleepers, who rose to their feet to look about in a dazed and wondering manner, but with signs of satisfaction dawning upon their countenances as they grasped the improvement in their position. "Yes," said the doctor, after a brief conversation, "the cattle are all right, and will be able to go on after another hour's grazing; but there is no water, I'm afraid, nearer than the mountains yonder." "But there'll be plenty there, doctor," said Griggs confidently, "and I don't see that we need wait for the animals to graze any more; they haven't done much amiss by the state of their portmanteaus. We can halt again when we like, and the pasture's sure to get better as we go along towards the mountain-slopes. Would you mind getting out your glass?" This was quickly done, and the American focussed it and stood gazing long and intently at the distant range. "Far as I can make out," he said at last, "there's river and valley and forest yonder, sir." "Forests with blue trees, Griggs?" said Chris. "Forests with trees that look blue at this distance," replied the American. "That last makes a wonderful difference in the look of things. So do sunrise and sunset. Why, you've seen the woods look orange and scarlet, haven't you?" "Yes, of course," said Chris, looking abashed. "I forgot. But, I say, if there were water there, shouldn't we see it glitter?" "Not
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