order being given to move on, which was obeyed in

silence, and the cavalcade, descending the valley, entered

one of the gorges in the mountains.

For the first half-mile Cameron rode a little ahead of

his men, then he turned to speak to one of them, and

for the first time observed Crusoe trotting close beside

his master's horse.

"Ah! Master Dick," he exclaimed with a troubled

expression, "that won't do. It would never do to take a dog on an

expedition like this."