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Thecordial-Acrossthecountry-Smallbags。
ILISTENEDattentively，butIcouldhearnothingbuttheloudclashingofbranches，thepatteringofrain，andthemutteredgrowlofthunder。IwasabouttotellBellethatshemusthavebeenmistaken，whenIheardashout-indistinct，itistrue，owingtothenoisesaforesaid-fromsomepartofthefieldabovethedingle。’Iwillsoonseewhat’sthematter，’saidItoBelle，startingup。’Iwillgotoo；’saidthegirl。’Staywhereyouare，’saidI；’ifIneedyou，Iwillcall’；and，withoutwaitingforanyanswer，Ihurriedtothemouthofthedingle。Iwasaboutafewyardsonlyfromthetopoftheascent，whenIbeheldablazeoflight，fromwhenceIknewnot；thenextmomenttherewasaloudcrash，andIappearedinvolvedinacloudofsulphuroussmoke。
’Lordhavemercyuponus!’Iheardavoicesay，andmethoughtI
heardtheplungingandstrugglingofhorses。Ihadstoppedshortonhearingthecrash，forIwashalfstunned；butInowhurriedforward，andinamomentstoodupontheplain。HereIwasinstantlyawareofthecauseofthecrashandthesmoke。Oneofthoseballs，generallycalledfireballs，hadfallenfromtheclouds，andwasburningontheplainatashortdistance；andthevoicewhichIhadheard，andtheplunging，wereaseasilyaccountedfor。Neartheleft-handcornerofthegrovewhichsurroundedthedingle，andabouttenyardsfromthefireball，Iperceivedachaise，withapostiliononthebox，whowasmakingefforts，apparentlyuseless，tocontrolhishorses，whichwerekickingandplunginginthehighestdegreeofexcitement。Iinstantlyrantowardsthechaise，inordertoofferwhathelpwasinmypower。