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           Ayrtonexamineditimmediately,butwasquiteatalosstoaccountforthedisaster.

           "Thebeastmusthavebrokensomebloodvessels,"saidGlenarvan.

           "Evidently,"repliedAyrton.

           "Takemyhorse,Mulrady,"addedGlenarvan."IwilljoinLadyHelenainthewagon."

           Mulradyobeyed,andthelittlepartycontinuedtheirfatiguingascent,leavingthecarcassofthedeadanimaltotheravens.

           TheAustralianAlpsareofnogreatthickness,andthebaseisnotmorethaneightmileswide.ConsequentlyifthepasschosenbyAyrtoncameoutontheeasternside,theymighthopetogetoverthehighbarrierwithinforty-eighthoursmore.Thedifficultyoftheroutewouldthenbesurmounted,andtheywouldonlyhavetogettothesea.

           Duringthe18ththetravelersreachedthetop-mostpointofthepass,about2,000feethigh.Theyfoundthemselvesonanopenplateau,withnothingtointercepttheview.TowardthenorththequietwatersofLakeOmco,allalivewithaquaticbirds,andbeyondthislaythevastplainsoftheMurray.TothesouthwerethewidespreadingplainsofGippsland,withitsabundantgold-fieldsandtallforests.Therenaturewasstillmistressoftheproductsandwater,andgreattreeswherethewoodman’saxwasasyetunknown,andthesquatters,thenfiveinnumber,couldnotstruggleagainsther.ItseemedasifthischainoftheAlpsseparatedtwodifferentcountries,oneofwhichhadretaineditsprimitivewildness.

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