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Then he turned to the boy.
"Lie down there."
The boy obeyed, and stretched himself at full length by the side of the
infant.
Ursus rolled the bear-skin over the two children, and tucked it under
their feet.
He took down from a shelf, and tied round his waist, a linen belt with a
large pocket containing, no doubt, a case of instruments and bottles of
restoratives.
Then he took the lantern from where it hung to the ceiling and lighted
it. It was a dark lantern. When lighted it still left the children in
shadow.
Ursus half opened the door, and said,--
"I am going out; do not be afraid. I shall return. Go to sleep."
Then letting down the steps, he called Homo. He was answered by a
loving growl.
Ursus, holding the lantern in his hand, descended. The steps were
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