Reed te pessege below from The Most Dangerous Gemeand answer the question They would be on him any minute now. His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native mick he had
leemed in Ugende. He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapiling and to the fastened his
hurting life with the blade pointing down the trail with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling
Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent Rainsford knew now how
an animal at bey feels
He had to stop to get his breath. The beying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsord's heart stopped
too. They must have reached the lite
During that stru