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

smelt like strong�察�white cheese。 

     He signed to me to eat�察�and you may depend upon it I was not slow in 

accepting      the  invitation。     That    tough    biltong    tasted   to  me    like  the 

tenderest steak that ever came from a grill�察�the biscuits were ambrosial�察�the 

cheese   melted   in   my   mouth   as   butter   melts   in   that   of   the   virtuous�察  �but 

when the old man finished the quaint picnic by inviting me to accompany 

him down to the waterside for a drink�察�I shook my head。                     I had a great 

respect for dead queens and kings�察�I said�察�but there were too many of them 

up   above   to   make   me   thirsty   this   morning�察  �my   respect   did   not   go   to 

making me desire to imbibe them in solution� �

     Afterwards I chanced to ask him what he had been pick´ ing up just 

now along the margin�察�and after looking at me suspiciously for a minute 

he asked 

     ;You are not a thief�拭─       �On being reassured on that point he continued�此�

;And you will not attempt to rob me of the harvest for which I venture into 

this ghost´haunted glen�察�which you and I alone of living men have seen�拭─�

     ;No。;     Whatever they were�察�I said�察�I would respect his earnings。 

     ;Very well�察�then�察─�said the old man�察 �look here�             �I come hither to pick 

up those pretty trifles which yonder lords and ladies have done with�察─�and 

plunging   his   hand   into   an´   other   bag   he   brought   out   a   perfect   fistful   of 

splendid gems and jewels�察�some set and some unset。                    ;They wash from 

the hands and wrists of those who have lodgings in the crevices of the falls 

above�察─  �he   explained。      ;After   a   time   the   beach   here   will   be   thick   with 

them。     Could I get up whence you came down�察�they might be gathered by 

the sackful。     Come� �there is an eddy still unsearched�察�and I will show you 

how they lie。; 

     It was very fascinating�察�and I and that old man set to work amongst the 

gravels�察�and�察�to be brief�察�in half an hour found enough glittering stuff to set 



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up a Fifth Avenue jewel´ ler's shop。           But to tell the truth�察�now that I had 

breakfasted�察�and   felt manhood in   my veins   again�察�I   was   eager to   be off�察�

and     out    of   the    close�察  �death´tainted      atmosphere       of   that    valley。 

Consequently I presently stood up and said 

     ;Look here�察�old man�察�this is fine sport no doubt�察�but just at present I 

have   a   big   job   on   handone   which   will   not   wait�察  �and   I   must   be   going。 

See�察�luck and young eyes have favoured me�察�here is twice as much gold 

and stones as you have got togetherit is all yours without a question if 

you will show me the way out of this den and afterwards put me on the 

road to your big city�察�for thither I am bound with an errand to your king�察�

Ar´hap。; 

     The sight of my gems�察�backed�察�perhaps�察�with the men´ tion of Ar´hap's 

name�察�appealed to the old fellow�察�and af´ ter a grunt or two about ;losing a 

tide; just when spoil was so abundant�察�he accepted the bargain�察�shouldered 

his be´ longings�察�and led me towards the far corner of the beach。 

     It looked as if we were walking right against the tower´ ing ice wall�察�

but when we were within a yard or two of it a narrow cleft�察�only eighteen 

inches wide�察�and wonderfully masked by an ice column�察�showed to the left�察�

and into this we squeezed ourselves�察�the entrance by which we had come 

appearing to close up instantly we had gone a pace or two�察�so perfectly did 

the ice walls match each other。 

     It  was    the  most   uncanny     thoroughfare      conceivablea     sheer�察  �sharp 

crack in the blue ice cliffs extending from where the sunlight shone in a 

dazzling   golden   band   five   hundred   feet   overhead   to   where   bottom   was 

touched in blue ob´ scurity of the ice´foot。             It was so narrow we had to 

travel   sideways   for   the   most   part�察  �a   fact   which   brought   my   face   close 

against the clear blue glass walls�察�and enabled me from time to time to see�察�

far back in those translucent depths�察�more and more and evermore frozen 

Martians waiting in stony silence for their release。 

     But   the   fact   of   facts   was   that   slowly   the   floor   of   the   cleft   trended 

upwards�察�whilst the sky strip appeared to come downwards to meet it。                     A 

mile�察  �perhaps�察  �we   growled   and   squeezed   up   that   wonderful   gully�察  �then 

with a feeling of incredible joy I felt the clear�察�outer air smiting upon me。 

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the puffing old man who blocked the way in front and forced him forward�察�

until at lastbefore we expected itthe cleft suddenly ended�察�and he and I 

tumbled headlong over each other on to a glittering�察�frozen snowslope�察�the 

sky    azure   overhead�察    �the  sunshine     warm    as  a  tepid   bath�察  �and   a  wide 

prospect of mountain and plain extending all around。 

     So delightful was the sudden   change of circumstances that I   became 

quite boyish�察�and seizing the old man   in my exub´ erance by the   hands�察�

dragged him to his feet�察�and danced him round and round in a circle�察�while 

his   ancient   hair   flapped   about   his   head�察  �his   skin   cloak   waved   from   his 

shoulders   like   a   pair   of   dusky   wings   and   half´eaten   cakes�察  �dried   flesh�察�

glittering jewels�察�broken diadems�察�and golden finger´rings were flung in an 

arc about us。      We capered till fairly out of breath�察�and then�察�slapping him 

on the back shoulder�察�I asked whose land all this was about us。 

     He replied that it was no one's�察�all waste from verge to verge。 

     ;What� ─  �was   my   exclamation。         ;All   ownerless�察  �and   with   so   much 

treasure hidden hereabout�          �Why�察�I shall annex it to my country�察�and you 

and   I   will   peg   out   original   settlers'   claims� ─�And�察  �still   excited   by   the 

mountain air�察�I whipped out my sword�察�and in default of a star´spangled 

banner to plant on the newly´acquired territory�察�traced in gigantic letters 

on the snow´crustU。S。A。 

     ;And now�察─�I added�察�wiping the rime off my blade with the lappet of 

my coat�察 �let us stop capering about here and get to business。                  You have 

promised to put me on the way to your big city。; 

     ;Come on then�察─�said the little man�察�gathering up his property。                 ;This 

white hillside leads to nowhere�察�we must get into the valley first�察�and then 

you   shall   see   your   road。; And   right   well   that   quaint   barbarian   kept   h
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