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0280 Among the Celestials : vol.1
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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. He 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