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Guided by the marks made on the trees, William and Ready made rapid progress in their return, and in less than two hours found themselves almost clear of the wood which had taken them nearly eight hours to force their way through the day before.
"I feel the wind now, Ready," observed William, "and we must be nearly through the wood; but it appears to me to be very dark."