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Chapter 20
Atthesightofthiswecastourselvesonthegroundandplungedheadandshouldersinthewater;andIcannottellwhichwasthemorepleasant,thegreatshockasthecoolstreamwentoverus,orthegreedwithwhichwedrankofit.
Welaythere(forthebankshidus),drankagainandagain,bathedourchests,letourwriststrailintherunningwatertilltheyachedwiththechill;andatlast,beingwonderfullyrenewed,wegotoutthemeal-bagandmadedrammachintheironpan.This,thoughitisbutcoldwatermingledwithoatmeal,yetmakesagoodenoughdishforahungryman;andwheretherearenomeansofmakingfire,or(asinourcase)goodreasonfornotmakingone,itisthechiefstand-byofthosewhohavetakentotheheather.
Assoonastheshadowofthenighthadfallen,wesetforthagain,atfirstwiththesamecaution,butpresentlywithmoreboldness,standingourfullheightandsteppingoutatagoodpaceofwalking.Thewaywasveryintricate,lyingupthesteepsidesofmountainsandalongthebrowsofcliffs;cloudshadcomeinwiththesunset,andthenightwasdarkandcool;sothatIwalkedwithoutmuchfatigue,butincontinualfearoffallingandrollingdownthemountains,andwithnoguessatourdirection.
Themoonroseatlastandfoundusstillontheroad;itwasinitslastquarter,andwaslongbesetwithclouds;butafterawhileshoneoutandshowedmemanydarkheadsofmountains,andwasreflectedfarunderneathusonthenarrowarmofasea-loch
