The World of the Variants by J.-H. Rosny Aîné

Author:J.-H. Rosny Aîné [Aîné, J.-H. Rosny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Coat Press
Published: 2012-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

We left in the morning. Our relationship with our fellows, and especially with our large herbivorous friends, had become more intimate. We intended to march eastwards, to the exact point from which we set out; it would take us about an hour to get there. Malveraz had succeeded, with the aid of some exotic miming, in explaining to our allies that we need to rejoin our companions.

“They might have left, though,” Huriel said to me, as we were approaching the river.

“I don’t think so,” I replied. “Malveraz was quite sure of his owl.”

We were marching ahead of the herd, with a few men. Our dogs were 20 meters ahead of us. Chabe pointed to them. “They’ve scented the camp,” he said. “We’re getting close.”

Scarcely had he spoken than we heard a shot; then men emerged from a thicket on the other bank of the river.

“Our friends!” cried Huriel. “The proof is conclusive.”

The dogs were already racing forward, barking, and we recognized Charnay. He had raised his telescope. He recognized us, and made expansive gestures of joy—and also of amazement, at the sight of our formidable escort.

Half an hour later, having crossed the river and found ourselves in the midst of our own people, we told the story of our marvelous adventure. It was supported by the most irrefutable proofs: the 400 colossal companions who assembled quietly around our caravan.

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