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- At the first howl the horses began to strain and rear, but the driver
- spoke to them soothingly, and they quieted down, but shivered and
- sweated as though after a runaway from sudden fright. Then, far off in
- the distance, from the mountains on each side of us began a louder and a
- sharper howling, that of wolves, which affected both the horses and
- myself in the same way. For I was minded to jump from the carriage and
- run, whilst they reared again and plunged madly, so that the driver had
- to use all his great strength to keep them from bolting, and in a few
- minutes, however, my own ears got accustomed to the sound, and the
- horses so far became quiet that the driver was able to descend and to
- stand before them.
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