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Chapter 37—An Attack The canoe inclined to the west readily enough; the fall in the river-bed was so sudden that the current remained quite unaffected by the cataract at a distance of three hundred yards. On the bank were woods so dense that sunlight could not penetrate the shade. d**k was conscious of a sad misgiving when he looked at the character of the territory through which they must necessarily pass. It did not seem practicable by any means to convey the canoe below the falls. As they neared the shore, Dingo became intensely agitated. At first d**k suspected that a wild beast or a native might be lurking in the papyrus, but it soon became obvious that the dog was excited by grief rather than by rage. “Dingo is crying,” said Jack; “poor Dingo!” and the child laid his arms over th