comfortably there to pass the night. Crouched at the
opening of a hole, into which they have crept back, they
sleep with the mouth open, the upper jaw perpendicularly
erect, so as to lie in wait for their prey. To these
amphibians it is but sport to launch themselves in its
pursuit, either by swimming through the waters propelled
by their tails or running along the bank with a speed no
man can equal.It is on these huge beaches that the caymans
are born, live, and die, not without affording
extraordinary examples of longevity. Not only can the old
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which carpets their carcass and is scattered over their
protuberances, but by their natural ferocity, which
increases with age. As Benito said, they are formidable
creatures, and it is fortunate that their attacks can be
guarded against.Suddenly cries were heard in the bow.
“Caymans,Michael Kors Outlet! caymans!”
Manoel and Benito came forward and looked.
Three large saurians, from fifteen to twenty feet long,
had managed to clamber on to the platform of the raft.
“Bring the guns! Bring the guns,Michael Kors Sale!” shouted Benito,
making signs to the Indians and the blacks to get behind.
“Into the house!” said Manoel; “make haste,Michael Kors Bags!”
And in truth, as they could not attack them at once, the
bst thing they could do was to get into shelter without
delay.
It was done in an instant. The Garral family took refuge
in the house, where the two young men joined them. The
Indians and the negroes ran into their huts and cabins. As
they were shutting the door:
“And Minha?” said Manoel.
“She is not there!” replied Lina, who had just run to
her mistress’ room.
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and they all shouted at once:
“Himha! Minha!”
No reply.
“There she is,Michael Kors Sale, on the bow of the jangada!” said Benito.
“Minha!” shouted Manoel.
The two young men, and Fragoso and Joam Garral, thinking
no more of danger, rushed out of the house, guns in hand.
Scarcely were they outside when two of the alligators made
a half turn and ran toward them.
A doze of buckshot to the head, close to the eye, from
Benito, stopped one of the monsters, who, mortally wounded,
writhed in frightful convulsions and fell on his side.
But the second still lived, and came on, and there was no
way of avoiding him.
The huge alligator tore up to Joam Garral, and after
knocking him over with a sweep of his tail, ran at him
with open jaws.
At this moment Torres rushed from the cabin, hatchet in
hand, and struck such a terrific blow that its edge sunk
into the jaw of the cayman and left him defenseless.
Blinded by the blood, the animal flew to the side, and,
designedly or not, fell over and was lost in the stream.
“Minha! Minha!” shouted Manoel in distraction,Michael Kors Outlet Online, when he
got to the bow of the jangada.
Suddenly she came into view. She had taken refuge in the
cabin of Araujo, and the cabin had just been upset by a
powerful blow from the third alligator. Minha was flying
aft, pursued by the monster,Michael Kors Sale, who was not six feet away
from her.
Minha fell.
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