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III.
Having sent for his guide,
He order'd his horse, and determin'd to ride
Back forthwith to Bigorre.
He order'd his horse, and determin'd to ride
Back forthwith to Bigorre.
Then, the guide, who well knew
Every haunt of those hills, said the wild lake of Oo
Lay a league from Serchon; and suggested a track
By the lake to Bigorre, which, transversing the back
Of the mountain, avoided a circuit between
Two long vallies; and thinking, ‘Perchance change of scene
‘May create change of thought,’ Alfred Vargrave agreed,
Mounted horse, and set forth to Bigorre at full speed.
Every haunt of those hills, said the wild lake of Oo
Lay a league from Serchon; and suggested a track
By the lake to Bigorre, which, transversing the back
Of the mountain, avoided a circuit between
Two long vallies; and thinking, ‘Perchance change of scene
‘May create change of thought,’ Alfred Vargrave agreed,
Mounted horse, and set forth to Bigorre at full speed.
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