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CHAPTER XVIII.
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A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoeproved, and the Peigans pursued.
Dick's first and most natural impulse, on beholdingthis band, was to mount his horse and fly, forhis mind naturally enough recurred1 to the former roughtreatment he had experienced at the hands of Indians.
On second thoughts, however, he considered it wiser tothrow himself upon the hospitality of the strangers;"for," thought he, "they can but kill me, an' if I remainhere I'm like to die at any rate."So Dick mounted his wild horse, grasped his rifle inhis right hand, and, followed by Crusoe, galloped3 fulltilt down the valley to meet them.
He had heard enough of the customs of savage4 tribes,and had also of late experienced enough, to convincehim that when a man found himself in the midst of anoverwhelming force, his best policy was to assume anair of confident courage. He therefore approached themat his utmost speed.
The effect upon the advancing band was electrical;and little wonder, for the young hunter's appearancewas very striking. His horse, from having rested agood deal of late, was full of spirit. Its neck wasarched, its nostrils5 expanded, and its mane and tailnever having been checked in their growth flew wildlyaround him in voluminous curls. Dick's own hair, nothaving been clipped for many months, appeared scarcelyless wild, as they thundered down the rocky pass atwhat appeared a break-neck gallop2. Add to this thegrandeur of the scene out of which they sprang, andthe gigantic dog that bounded by his side, and you willnot be surprised to hear that the Indian warriors6 clusteredtogether, and prepared to receive this bold horsemanas if he, in his own proper person, were a completesquadron of cavalry7. It is probable, also, that theyfully expected the tribe of which Dick was the chief tobe at his heels.
As he drew near the excitement among the strangersseemed very great, and, from the
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astonishment
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