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| Among the Celestials : vol.1 |
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Citation Information
| 234 AMONG THE CELESTIALS. [CHAP. Ix. We at the end of the rope pulled it in at every step he took, so that if he slipped, though he might fall past us, we should be able to haul in the rope fast, and so perhaps save him from the ice-fall. H e reached our rock of refuge in safety, and we then in the same manner de- scended two more stages of the ice-slope, and finally reached a part where the slope was less steep, and we could proceed without cutting steps the whole way. At last, just as the sun set, we reached the glacier at the foot of the pass. We were in safety once more. The tension of six crucial hours was over, and the last and greatest obstacle in my journey had been successfully surmounted. Those moments when I stood at the foot of the pass are long to be remembered by me—moments of intense relief, of glowing pride and of deep gratitude for the success that had been granted. But such feelings as mine were now cannot be described in words ; they are known only to those who have had their heart set on one great object and have accom- plished it. I took a last look at the pass, never before nor since seen by a European, and which, viewed | ||||||||||||
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