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"What is it?" she questioned, with quick catching of breath, reading

that which she could not clearly interpret in his shocked expression

"Nothing of consequence," and he faintly endeavored to s also, and most unpleasantly No;

please do not look down; it would only cause your head to reel, and our

upward clih now to

make another attempt to reach the top?"

His quiet spirit of assured dominance seemed to command her obedience

With a slight shudder she glanced doubtfully up the seeht

"Can we?" she questioned helplessly

"We can, siether

fir our steps doard, but

with the help of this daylight we surely ought to be able to discover

so up"

He rose cautiously to his feet, pressing herher in co back into the dizzy chasm The most

difficult portion of their journey was apparently just before thees, so widely separated and

irregular as to require each to assist the other while passing from