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Who could have Foreseen it?

           Behindusweregroupedthetwoswarthyhalf-breedsandthelittleknotofIndians,whileinfrontandaboveustoweredthosehuge,ruddyribsofrockswhichkeptusfromourgoal.

           "Ineednotsay,"saidourleader,"thatontheoccasionofmylastvisitIexhaustedeverymeansofclimbingthecliff,andwhereIfailedIdonotthinkthatanyoneelseislikelytosucceed,forIamsomethingofamountaineer.Ihadnoneoftheappliancesofarock-climberwithme,butIhavetakentheprecautiontobringthemnow.WiththeiraidIampositiveIcouldclimbthatdetachedpinnacletothesummit;butsolongasthemaincliffoverhangs,itisvaintoattemptascendingthat.Iwashurrieduponmylastvisitbytheapproachoftherainyseasonandbytheexhaustionofmysupplies.Theseconsiderationslimitedmytime,andIcanonlyclaimthatIhavesurveyedaboutsixmilesoftheclifftotheeastofus,findingnopossiblewayup.What,then,shallwenowdo?"

           "Thereseemstobeonlyonereasonablecourse,"saidProfessorSummerlee."Ifyouhaveexploredtheeast,weshouldtravelalongthebaseoftheclifftothewest,andseekforapracticablepointforourascent."

           "That’sit,"saidLordJohn."Theoddsarethatthisplateauisofnogreatsize,andweshalltravelroundituntilweeitherfindaneasywayupit,orcomebacktothepointfromwhichwestarted."

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