Part 16 (2/2)
”Look here,” said Vince sharply, ”if you'd felt what I did that day, though I didn't say much, I'll be bound to say you'd have dreah,” said Mike, suddenly growing serious, as they walked together over the heathery land, unwittingly taking the direction of the scene of their adventure; ”and I don't hts since with a start, fancying I was trying to hold the rope, and it kept slipping through h! it was very horrid”
He laid his hand on Vince's shoulder, and his co very silently for a few rin if I tell you soht”
”Well, let's see: it was last Thursday ent, wasn't it?”
”Yes”
”I've been thinking about it ever since”
”So have I: not about the rope business, you know, but about that place
It's just as if soo”
Vince let his hand drop, shook himself free, and faced his companion
”But that's just how I feel,” he said ”I keep on thinking about it and wanting to go”
”Not to try and get doith a rope?” said Mike excitedly
”Brrrr! No!” exclaio doith a rope from the cliffs if it was to help so, because that would seeht, I suppose, and what one would expect any fellow to do for one if being drowned Why, you'd go down then, Ladle”
”I d'know I shouldn't like to; but when one got excited with seeing a wreck, perhaps I should try”
”There wouldn't be any perhaps about it, Ladle,” said Vince gravely
”So that h the waves with ropes, or, as I've read, go into burning houses to get people out”
Mike nodded, and they went on very thoughtful and dreaolden furze till they reached the edge of the scrub oak wood, where they stopped short and looked in each other's eyes again
”What do you say? shall we go and have another look at the place?”
”I feel as if I should like to,” replied Mike; ”and at the sa risky, will you?”
”That I just won't,” said Vince decisively
”Then coo to the southern end of the slope and then try and get up to have a look over the ridge fro the landward side of the jagged serrations of weather-worn granite points right to the northern end if they could get so far, and return at the bottom of the slope
”That'll behas ever done,” said Vince, ”and so Mr Deane, and see what he'll say to it”
Littleof one h the difficulties which beset them on all sides, till, hot, weary and breathless, they neared the slope some considerable distance from the spot where they had approached it first
Then, after a short rest, they cli more to startle the away