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| 20 | 207 | View more quotes about given">Given the narrowness of the sheltering ravine, and its various physical limitations, boulders and such, they were only a few yard away. |
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| 20 | 204 | She was also gagged. |
| 20 | 205 | That day, too, as might be expected, her left ankle bore as before its encircling metal impediment, by means of which, with its attached chain, she was secured to a small tree. |
| 20 | 206 | Ellen tried to stay awake, to listen to the men. |
| 20 | 207 | Given the narrowness of the sheltering ravine, and its various physical limitations, boulders and such, they were only a few yard away. |
| 20 | 208 | But, even so, they spoke softly, and she could not hear what they said. |
| 20 | 209 | Their demeanor seemed earnest, their tones urgent. |
| 20 | 210 | She did make out the word 'rendezvous', from which word she gathered that Portus, and perhaps unknown allies, would soon meet, to prosecute some plan or another. |