carried in their packs, and then led away their horses.

All this time Crusoe had kept as close as possible to

his master's side, feeling extremely uncomfortable in the

midst of such a strange crowd, the more especially that

the ill-looking Indian curs gave him expressive looks

of hatred, and exhibited some desire to rush upon him

in a body, so that he had to keep a sharp look-out

all round him. When therefore Dick entered the tent,

Crusoe endeavoured to do so along with him; but he

was met by a blow on the nose from an old squaw, who