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Eleven Thousand Feet Aloft

           Atthreeo’clockGlenarvanstoppedandsaid:

           "Wemustrest."

           Heknewifhedidnothimselfproposeit,nooneelsewould.

           "Rest?"rejoinedPaganel;"wehavenoplaceofshelter."

           "Itisabsolutelynecessary,however,ifitwereonlyforRobert."

           "No,no,"saidthecourageouslad;"Icanstillwalk;don’tstop."

           "Youshallbecarried,myboy;butwemustgettotheothersideoftheCordilleras,costwhatitmay.Therewemayperhapsfindsomehuttocoverus.AllIaskisatwohours’longermarch."

           "Areyouallofthesameopinion?"saidGlenarvan.

           "Yes,"wastheunanimousreply:andMulradyadded,"I’llcarrytheboy."

           Themarcheastwardwasforthwithresumed.Theyhadafrightfulheighttoclimbyettogainthetopmostpeaks.TherarefactionoftheatmosphereproducedthatpainfuloppressionknownbythenameofPUNA.Dropsofbloodstoodonthegumsandlips,andrespirationbecamehurriedanddifficult.Howeverstrongthewillofthesebravemenmightbe,thetimecameatlastwhentheirphysicalpowersfailed,andvertigo,thatterriblemaladyinthemountains,destroyednotonlytheirbodilystrengthbuttheirmoralenergy.Fallsbecamefrequent,andthosewhofellcouldnotriseagain,butdraggedthemselvesalongontheirknees

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