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stork flew away. My eyes followed it for a mo>-ment, it could hardly he longer than ten mightho counted. I felt Darvcll’s weight, as it were,increase upon iny shoulder, and, turning to lookupon his face, perceived that he was dead.

I was shocked with the sudden certainty whichcould not he mistaken his Countenance in afewminutes became nearly black. I should have at-tributed so rapid a change to poison, had I uotbeen aware that he had no opportunity of re-ceiving it unperccived. The day was declining,the body was rapidly. altering,- and nothing ( jrc-mained hut to fulfil his request.) With.the aid ofSuleiman's ataghan and my own sabre, we scoopeda shallow grave upon the spot which Darvcll hadindicated: the earth easily gave way , havingalready received some Mahometan tenant. - Wedug as deeply as the time permitted us, andthrowing the dry earth upon all that remained ofthe singular being so lately departed, we cut afew sods vf greener tnrf from the less witheredsoil around us j. and laid them upon his sepulchre-

Between astonishment and gl'ief, I was tearless.

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