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loam。 Some was accomplished on hands and knees�察�with now and then a 

bit   down   a  snow   slope�察 �in   good�察  �honest   head´over´   heels   fashion。      The 

result    was   a   fine  appetite    for   the  next   meal    when     it  should    please 

providence to send it�察�and an abrupt arrival on the bottom beach about five 

minutes after leaving the upper circles。 

     I   came   to   behind   a   cluster   of   breast´high   rocks�察  �and   before   moving 

took a look round。         Judge  then of my as´  tonishment and delight at   the 

second   glance   to   perceive   about   a   hundred   yards   away   a   brown   object�察�

looking like an ape in the half light�察�meandering slowly up the margin of 

the water towards me。          Every now and then it stopped�察�stooping down to 



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pick up something or other from the scum along the torrent�察�and it was the 

fact that   these trifles�察�whatever   they  were�察�were   put   into a   wallet   by  the 

vision's sidenot into his mouthwhich first made me understand with a 

joyful thrill that it was a MAN before mea real�察�living man in this huge 

chamber   of   dead   horrors�       �Then   again   it   flashed   across   my   mind   in   a 

luminous moment that where one man could come�察�or go�察�or live�察�another 

could     do   likewise�察   �and   never    did   cat  watch    mouse     with   more    con´ 

centrated     eagerness     than   I  that  quaint�察  �bent´shouldered      thing   hobbling 

about in the blue morning shadows where all else was silence。 

     Nearer and nearer he came�察�till so close face and garb were discernible�察�

and then there could no longer be any doubt�察�it was a woodman�察�an old 

man�察  �with   grizzled   monkey´face�察  �stooping   gait�察  �and   a   shaggy   fur   cloak�察�

utterly unlike the airy garments of my Hither folk�察�who now stood before 

me。     It gave me quite a start to recognise him there�察�for it showed I was in 

a   new   land�察  �and   since   he   was   going   so   cheerfully   about   his   business�察�

whatever   it   might   chance   to   be�察  �there   must   be   some   way   out   of   this 

accursed pit in which I had fallen。           So very cautiously I edged out�察�taking 

advantage of all the cover possible until we were only twenty yards apart�察�

and   then   suddenly  standing   up�察  �and   putting   on   the   most   affable   smile�察  �I 

called out 

     ;Hullo�察�mess´mate� ─�

     The effect was electrical。         That quaint old fellow sprang a yard into 

air as though a spring had shot him up。                Then�察 �coming down�察�he   stood 

transfixed     at  his  full  height    as  stiff  as  a  ramrod�察   �staring   at  me   with 

incredible     wonder。      He    looked    so  funny    that  in  spite   of  hunger    and 

loneliness      I   burst   out    laughing�察    �whereat     the   woodman�察       �suddenly 

recovering his senses�察�turned on his heels and set off at his best pace in the 

opposite direction。       This would never do�          �I wanted him to be my guide�察�

philosopher�察  �and   friend。      He   was   my   sole   visible   link   with   the   outside 

world�察�so after him I went at tip´top speed�察�and catching him up in fifty 

yards along the shingle laid hold of his nether garments。                Whereat the old 

fellow stopping suddenly I shot clean over his back�察�coming down on my 

shoulder in the gravel。 

     But I was much younger than he�察�and in a minute was in chase again。 



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This   time   I   laid   hold   of   his   cloak�察  �and   the   moment   he   felt   my   grip   he 

slipped the neck´thongs and left me with only the mangy garment in my 

hands。     Again   we   set   off�察  �dodging   and   scampering   with   all   our   might 

upon     that  frozen    bit  of  beach。    The     activity   of  that   old  fellow    was 

marvellous�察  �but   I   could   not   and   would   not   lose   him。   I   made   a   rush   and 

grappled him�察�but he tossed his head round and slipped away once more 

under my arm�察�as though he had been brought up by a Chinese wrestler。 

Then he got on one side of a flat rock�察�I the other�察�and for three or four 

minutes we waltzed round that slab in the most insane manner。 

     But   by   this   time   we   were   both   pretty   well   spenthe   with   age   and   I 

with faintness from my long fast�察�and we came presently to a standstill。 

     After    glaring    at  me   for   a  time�察  �the  woodman       gasped     out  as   he 

struggled for breath 

     ;Oh�察�mighty and dreadful spirit�           �Oh�察�dweller in pri´ mordial ice�察�say 

from which niche of the cliffs has the breath of chance thawed you�拭─�

     ;Never a niche at all�察�Mr。 Hunter´for´Haddocks'´Eyes�察─�I                 answered as 

soon as I could speak。          ;I am just a castaway wrecked last night on this 

shore of yours�察�and very grateful indeed will I be if you can show me the 

way to some breakfast first�察�and afterwards to the outside world。; 

     But the old fellow would not believe。             ;Spirits such as you�察─�he said 

sullenly�察 �need no food�察�and go whither they will by wish alone。; 

     ;I tell you I am not a spirit�察�and as hungry as I don't particularly want 

to be   again。    Here�察  �look   at   the   back   of   my  trousers�察  �caked   three   inches 

deep in mud。        If I were a spirit�察�do you think I would slide about on my 

coat´tails like that�拭�Do you think that if I could travel by volition I would 

slip down these infernal cliffs on my pants' seat as I have just done�拭�And 

as   for   materialismlook   at   this   fist�察  �it   punched   you   just   now�  �Surely 

there was nothing spiritual in that knock��'' 

     ;No�察─�said the savage�察�rubbing his head�察 �it was a good�察�honest rap�察�so 

I must take you at your word。           If you are indeed man�察�and hungry�察�it will 

be a charity to feed you�察�if you are a spirit�察�it will at least be interesting to 

watch you eat�察�so sit down�察�and let's see what I have in my wallet。; 

     So cross´legged we squatted opposite each other on the table rock�察�and�察�

feeling like another Sindbad the Sailor�察�I watched my new friend fumble in 



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his bag and lay out at his side all sorts of odds and ends of string�察�fish´ 

hooks�察�chew´ ing´gum�察�material for making a fire�察�and so on�察�until at last 

he came to a package ��done up�察�I noted with delight�察�in a broad�察�green leaf 

which      had   certainly    been    growing     that  morning���察     �and   unrolling    it�察�

displayed a lump of dried meat�察�a few biscuits�察�much thicker and heavier 

than the honey´ cakes of the Hither folk�察�and something that looked and 
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