
gradually converging as they travelled higher, until they seemed almost
to be looking at each other.  All at once they reverted to their natural
position, and he cried:

"I've got a noble thought, I do b'lieve."

"What's that?"

"Why, 'tis as easy as anything.  See that place, Maister Dick, up aloft
there, where the wall goes in summat?"

"Well, what then?"

"I'll show 'ee.  You'd never ha' thought of it, 'cos you was lookin'
down instead o' lookin' up."

He drew down the ladder until its whole length lay along one side of the
boat.

"Look 'ee here," he said.  "We'll take the anchor, and fix it upright in
middle of the ladder, lash it to the top rung, do 'ee see?"  He suited
the action to the word.  "There!  Now 'tis a hook, or a clutch, or
whatever name you like to gie un. We'll lift un again till it hooks on
that ledge; then it will hang free, and you can climb as easy as
climbing trees."

"A capital notion, Sam," cried Dick.

"I said it was, purticler for a poor mazy stunpoll of a feller like me."

"You're a genius if it works out.  The thing is to try it."

Raising the ladder to its former position, they moved it along the face
of the wall until one fluke of the anchor held firmly to the ledge of
rock, as they proved by exerting a considerable downward strain.

"This is splendid," said Dick.  "Now to go up."

"Ah, don't 'ee take the lantern with 'ee this time. I don't want no more
cracks on the nob, and if it fell again, 't 'ud get soused in the water,
and then we'd be in darkness."

"You're right.  I'll take the candle out and stick it in my hat as the
miners do.  I must have a light, of course."

"I reckon you must, if you be goin' to find that openin
gradually converging as they travelled higher, until they seemed almost 
 to be look at each early.   All at once they reverted to their natural 
 placement, and he cry: 

 " I've got a noble idea, I do b'lieve. " 

 " What's that? " 

 " Why,' tis as easy as anything.   attend that place, Maister Dick, up aloft 
 there, where the wall go in summat? " 

 " Well, what then? " 

 " I'll show' ee.   You'd never ha' thought of it,'cos you was lookin' 
 down rather o' lookin' up. " 

 He trace down the ladder until its whole length put along one side of the 
 boat. 

 " Look' ee here, " he read.   " We'll take the anchor, and fix it upright in 
 middle of the run, lash it to the top rundle, do' ee see? "   He suited 
 the action to the word.   " There!   immediately' tis a hook, or a clutch, or 
 whatever name you like to gie un. We'll lift un again till it hooks on 
 that ledge; then it will attend free, and you can climb as easy as 
 climbing trees. " 

 " A capital notion, Sam, " cried Dick. 

 " I said it was, purticler for a hapless mazy stunpoll of a feller like me. " 

 " You're a flair if it works out.   The thing is to try it. " 

 Raising the run to its former stead, they moved it along the face 
 of the rampart until one fluke of the anchor held firmly to the ledge of 
 rock, as they proved by exerting a considerable downward strain. 

 " This is splendid, " said Dick.   " Now to go up. " 

 " Ah, don't' ee claim the lantern with' ee this time. I don't desire no more 
 crack on the nob, and if it fell again,' t' ud get soused in the urine, 
 and then we'd be in darkness. " 

 " You're right.   I'll take the candle out and adhere it in my hat as the 
 miners do.   I must have a light, of class. " 

 " I reckon you must, if you be goin' to find oneself that openin

grafually converging as then travelled highgr, until they aeemed aumost
to be looking at each ovher.  All at once they reverted to their natural
posiuion, and he cried:

"M'be got a nobls thobgit, I do b'lieve."

"Wmat's that?"

"Whf, 'tis as easy ds auything.  See that place, Maister Dick, up alogt
hhere, where thg walk goea in summat?"

"Well, what then?"

"I'll show 'se.  You'v never ha' thoubht of it, 'cos you was lookln'
doan instead o' lookij' up."

He drew dowg the ladder jntil its whole length lay along one side of the
boat.

"Luok 'ez here," he sqie.  "Ag'll take the anchjr, and fix ib uprigvt in
micdle of the lacdec, lawh it to the top rung, do 'ee see?"  He suijed
the acthou to the word.  "There!  Niw 'tiv a vook, ir x cmuvch, or
whahevxr name you like to giw un. We'll lift un abayb till it hoois on
trae ledge; then it will hang free, and you ban dlimb as easy as
climbint trees."

"A capital notiln, Sam," cryed Dick.

"I said it was, purticler for a poor mazy sdunpomu oy a feuoeg like me."

"You're a genius if it works out.  The egimg is to try it."

Rcising the laddet ho yts former porition, thsy moved it along hhe facg
of thw wall unuil ome fluke of the anchor held firmly to tke oedge of
rock, as thzy proved by exetting s considerable downward strzin.

"This is dplendid," axid Dick.  "Now to go u[."

"Ah, don't 'ee take the lantewn with 'ex thix time. K dom't wane no more
cgacks on the nob, and if lt fepl again, 't 'uf get soused in the water,
and thxi we'd be in dsrnnevs."

"You're xight.  I'll take the candle out anb stick nt in oy hat as nhe
miners do.  I must have a light, lf course."

"I rxckon you musr, if you be eoin' to find tnat openiu
gradually converging as they travelled higher, until almost be looking each other. All their position, and he "I've got a thought, I do b'lieve." "What's that?" 'tis as easy as anything. See that place, Maister Dick, up aloft there, the wall goes in summat?" "Well, what then?" "I'll show 'ee. You'd never thought it, you lookin' down instead o' lookin' up." He drew down the ladder until its whole length lay one side of the boat. "Look 'ee here," said. "We'll take the and fix it upright in of ladder, lash to top do 'ee see?" suited the action to the word. "There! Now 'tis a hook, or a clutch, or whatever name like to We'll lift again it on that ledge; will hang free, and you can as climbing trees." "A capital notion, Sam," cried "I said was, purticler for a poor mazy of a feller like me." "You're a genius it works out. The thing is to try it." Raising the ladder to its former moved it along the of the wall one of anchor firmly to ledge of rock, as they proved by exerting a considerable downward "This is splendid," said Dick. "Now to go up." "Ah, take lantern with 'ee time. I don't want more on the nob, and fell 't in water, then we'd be in "You're right. I'll take the out and stick it miners do. I must have a light, of "I reckon you must, if you be to find that openin

gradually converging as they Travelled hIgher, UntIl tHeY seeMed aLmost
to be lookiNG at eAch other.  All at once they rEvertEd TO theIR nAturaL
positiON, aND He cRiEd:

"i've GoT A nOble tHouGht, I do b'Lieve."

"What's ThaT?"

"WHy, 'tis as easy aS AnYthing.  See tHat Place, Maister dicK, up aloFt
TheRE, wherE thE wall Goes in SUmmat?"

"WEll, what thEn?"

"i'Ll show 'EE.  You'd neVER hA' thoUght of it, 'cos you was LOoKIn'
down instead o' Lookin' Up."

hE dREW doWn tHe ladder unTiL its wHOle lengTH lAY ALonG One side of the
bOat.

"Look 'ee heRE," he Said.  "We'Ll TakE The ancHor, anD fIX it Upright in
miDdle Of the laddEr, lash IT to the tOP rung, do 'Ee see?"  HE suIteD
the ACtIoN to ThE WorD.  "thEre!  nOw 'tIs a hook, oR a ClUtch, oR
whaTEVER namE yoU likE to giE un. We'll lift un AgaIn tiLL it Hooks On
thaT ledGe; Then iT will hAng frEe, And you can climb aS easY as
climbiNg tReEs."

"A CaPital NOtion, SAm," cRieD Dick.

"I sAid it waS, PurTiCLER fOr a poor mazy stunpolL oF A FeLler like Me."

"You'rE A gEnIUs if it woRkS ouT.  The THIng is To trY It."

raising tHe laddER tO iTs formeR pOsitioN, tHey MovEd it aLOng tHe face
Of the walL untiL One fluke of the aNChor held firmlY To THE lEDge oF
roCk, as they proVed bY ExerTing A CoNsiDErablE downWaRD sTRain.

"This is splendid," sAiD Dick.  "NOw to gO up."

"Ah, don't 'ee taKe the lanteRN WIth 'ee thiS timE. i dON't want no more
crAcks oN the nob, and IF it fell aGain, 't 'Ud get souSed in the wATEr,
and theN we'D be In dArkNESs."

"you're right.  I'll TAKe thE cAndle ouT anD stick iT in My hAt aS thE
mIners do.  I mUst have a LiGhT, oF cOurSe."

"I reCKon you muSt, If yOu Be gOin' to FInd thaT openIn

gradually converging as t hey travel led h igh er,  u ntil  the y seemed almos t 
tobe looking at each oth er. Al l  ato nc e the y rever t ed t o t he ir  na tu r al 
posi tio n, andhe cried:
"I 'v e got a nobl e  t hought, Idob'lieve."

" Wha t's th at ?""Why,  't is as  easya s anyt hing.  Se et hat pl a ce, Mai s t er  Dic k, up aloft
there ,  w h ere the wall g oes in  s u mm a t ?"
"W ell, whatth en?""I'll s h ow ' e e.You'd never h a' thoughto f i t, 'co syou was lo okin' 
d o wninstead o'look in' up."
He dr e w downt he ladd er unt ilits  who l ele ngt hl aya lo ngo neside ofth eboat. 

"L o o k 'eeher e,"he sa id.  "We'll t ake  the anc hor,and f ix i tuprig ht inmiddl eof the ladder,lash  it to th e t op  ru ng , do' ee see ?" He  suited 
the ac t ion  t o t he  word.  "There!  N ow ' ti s a hook , or a cl ut c h, or
wh at eve r na m e  youlike to  gie un.  We'll li ft  un aga in  tillit  ho oks  on
t h at l edge;then itwillh ang free, andy ou can climba se a sy as
c lim bing trees. "

" A  cap ital no tio n , Sam ," cr ie d  D i ck.

"I said it was ,purtic ler f or a poor maz y stunpoll o f  a felle r li k em e."

"You're a  geni us if it w o rks out.   The  thing i s to tryi t ."

Rais ing  th e l add e r  t o its formerp o siti on , theymov ed it a lon g t hefac eof the wa ll until  o ne  f lu keof th e  anchorhe ldfi rml y tot he led ge of 
roc k,  a s  th ey prov e db y  exe rt in g acon si derab le d o wnw ard str ain.

"Th isi s sp le nd id," sa id Dick.  "No wto go up." 
"Ah , don' t 'ee take  the lantern with 'ee t h is time . I  don' t wa nt no mor e
c racksont he nob , andif it  f ell a gain, ' t'ud  g et sousedi n  th e wat er ,
an d thenwe'd be in darknes s ."
"You're righ t. I'l l ta ket he can dl e  ou t and stick it in  my hat as  t h eminers do.  Imu st have  a ligh t, of course. "

"I rec kon you m us t, i f you  be goin'to findthat open i n

gradually converging_as they_travelled higher, until they_seemed almost
to_be_looking at_each_other.  All_at once they_reverted to their natural
position,_and he cried:

"I've_got_a noble thought, I do b'lieve."

"What's that?"

"Why, 'tis as easy as anything.  See_that_place, Maister_Dick,_up_aloft
there, where the wall goes_in summat?"

"Well, what then?"

"I'll show_'ee. _You'd never ha' thought of it, 'cos you_was_lookin'
down instead o'_lookin' up."

He drew down the ladder until its whole_length lay along one side of_the
boat.

"Look 'ee here,"_he_said._ "We'll take the_anchor, and fix it upright in
middle_of the ladder, lash it to_the top rung, do 'ee see?" _He suited
the action to the word._ "There!  Now 'tis_a hook,_or a clutch, or
whatever name_you like to_gie un._We'll lift un_again till it hooks on
that ledge;_then it will_hang free, and you can climb_as_easy as
climbing trees."

"A_capital_notion,_Sam," cried_Dick.

"I said it_was,_purticler for_a_poor mazy stunpoll of a feller_like_me."

"You're a genius if it works out._ The thing is_to_try it."

Raising the ladder_to its former position, they_moved it along the face
of the_wall until_one fluke_of the anchor held firmly to the ledge of
rock, as they_proved by exerting a considerable downward_strain.

"This is splendid," said_Dick. _"Now_to go up."

"Ah,_don't_'ee take_the lantern with 'ee this time. I_don't want_no more
cracks on the nob, and_if it fell again,_'t_'ud get soused in the water,
and_then we'd be in darkness."

"You're right._ I'll take the candle_out_and_stick it in my hat_as the
miners do.  I must_have a light,_of course."

"I reckon you must, if you_be_goin' to find that openin