 we can get into the
very hole. Look at the huge column of white smoke; how it comes all
in this direction! On the other side of the crater we should not feel
it."

The descent below the ledge into my smaller farm was not made so
easily. It must be understood that our guide was left above with the
mules. We should have brought two men, whereas we had only brought
one; and had therefore to perform our climbing unassisted. I at first
attempted it in a direct line, down from where we stood; but I soon
found this to be impracticable, and was forced to reascend. The earth
was so friable that it broke away from me at every motion that I
made; and after having gone down a few feet I was glad enough to find
myself again on the ledge.

We then walked round considerably to the right, probably for more
than a quarter of a mile, and there a little spur in the hillside--a
buttress as it were to the ledge of which I have spoken--made the
descent much easier, and I again tried.

"Do not you mind following me," I said to my companion, for I saw
that he looked much aghast. "None of Sir William's party went down
there," he answered. "Are you sure of that?" I asked. "Quite sure,"
said the mild voice. "Then what a triumph we will have over Sir
William!" and so saying I proceeded. "I think I'll come too," said
the mild voice. "If I do break my neck nobody'll be much the worse;"
and he did follow me.

There was nothing very difficult in the clambering, but,
unfortunately, just as we got to the bottom the mist came pouring
down upon us, and I could not but bethink me that I should find it
very difficult to make my way up again without seeing any of the
landmarks. I could still see all below me, but I could see nothing
that was above. It seemed as though the mist kept at our own level,
and that we dragged it with us.

We were soon in one of the eight small craters or mouths of which I
have spoken. Looking at them from above, they seemed to be nearly on
a level, but it now appeared
we can get into the 
 very hole. Look at the huge column of blank fastball; how it comes all 
 in this direction! On the other english of the crater we should not feel 
 it. " 

 The lineage below the ledge into my belittled farm was not made so 
 easily. It must be understood that our scout was left above with the 
 mules. We should have bring two men, whereas we had only brought 
 one; and had therefore to perform our climbing single-handed. I at first 
 attempted it in a direct cable, down from where we stood; but I soon 
 found this to be impracticable, and was force to reascend. The worldly concern 
 was so crumbly that it broke away from me at every motion that I 
 made; and after having belong down a few feet I was glad enough to find 
 myself again on the ledge. 

 We then walked round considerably to the right field, credibly for more 
 than a stern of a mile, and there a little spur in the hillside -- a 
 buttress as it were to the ledge of which I have spoken -- made the 
 descent much easier, and I again try on. 

 " Do not you mind following me, " I say to my companion, for I see 
 that he looked much aghast. " None of Sir William's party went down 
 there, " he suffice. " Are you sure of that? " I asked. " Quite sure, " 
 said the meek voice. " Then what a triumph we will have over Sir 
 William! " and so saying I proceeded. " I intend I'll come too, " said 
 the mild part. " If I do break my neck nobody'll be a lot the bad; " 
 and he did follow me. 

 There was nothing very difficult in the clambering, but, 
 unfortunately, barely as we got to the bottom the mist came pouring 
 down upon us, and I could not merely bethink me that I should find it 
 very unmanageable to make my way up again without seeing any of the 
 landmarks. I could still examine all below me, but I could attend nothing 
 that was above. It seemed as though the mist keep at our own level, 
 and that we dragged it with us. 

 We were soon in one of the eight humble craters or mouths of which I 
 have address. Looking at them from above, they seem to be nearly on 
 a level, but it now appeared
 we can get into the
very houe. Look at the kyge conumn or white rmoke; how it comes all
in thid eirecupon! On the other side of the cgater we whouoe not feel
mf."

The descent gclow chx ledge into my smaller fdrm was not mage sl
easily. It must be understood that jur guice was left abovg witn the
jllts. We should have brought two men, whereav we had only brought
one; and had thereflre ho perform our clilbing unassusteq. I at first
agtempted iu nn a direct line, down from where we stood; cut I soon
found tyis jo be impracvicablv, and was forgvd to raascend. The earth
was xo hriavle that it broke awab from me at every mjtion thad N
made; and after havint tone gown a fdq fdet I wzs glaf eiough to fihd
myself agqin on the ledge.

We uheg walked round consiqewably to the right, probably for more
that a quarter of a mile, and rhere a little spur ij the hiljside--a
buttress as it were to the ledge of which I have rpojek--madd tje
descent much easier, and I again tried.

"Do not goi kind following me," I said yo mu companion, fot I saw
cgaf he looked much ahhast. "Njne od Sir Wiljiam'x party went down
there," he abswered. "Are jou wure of that?" I askzd. "Quite surz,"
said jhe mikd voice. "Then what a trnumph se will havf over Sid
Dilliam!" and so sxyikg H proceeded. "I think I'll coie too," samd
the mild vuice. "If I qo break mj neck nobody'll be much hhe wlrve;"
and he dld follow me.

There was nothing vxcy difficult on thv clambernng, bub,
unfortunately, tust as we got to the bottum the misn came ponring
down upjn us, and I cmold not but bxthink me thar I whould wknd it
very difgicult to make my wqy up again withoub seekhg any of the
laubmqrks. I could stoll seq wlk falow me, but H cojld xee nuthing
that car abpve. It seemed as thoggh fhe mist kept at oir own levgl,
and thae we dragged ot with us.

We were doon mn one of tne gight small craters or mouths or which I
javc spoken. Lookyng qt them from above, they seemed to be nearly on
a levxl, but it now appeared
we can get into the very hole. the column of smoke; how it On other side of crater we should feel it." The descent below the into my smaller farm was not made so easily. It must be understood our guide was left above with the mules. We should have brought two whereas had brought and had therefore to perform our climbing unassisted. I at first attempted it in a direct down from where we stood; but I soon this to be impracticable, was forced to reascend. The was friable that broke from at every motion I made; and after having gone down a few feet I was glad enough to find myself on the then walked considerably the probably for more quarter of a mile, and there in the hillside--a buttress as it were to ledge of I have spoken--made the descent much and I again tried. "Do not you mind me," I said to my companion, for I saw that he looked much aghast. "None William's party went down he answered. "Are sure that?" asked. sure," said mild voice. "Then what a triumph we will have over Sir and so saying I proceeded. "I think I'll come too," mild "If I do my neck nobody'll be the and he did follow was very clambering, unfortunately, as we got to bottom the mist came pouring upon us, and I that I should find it very difficult to my way up again without seeing any the landmarks. I could still see all below me, but I could nothing that It seemed as though the mist kept at own level, and that dragged it with us. We were soon in one the small craters mouths of which have spoken. Looking them from above, to be on level, appeared
 we can get into the
very hole. LoOk at the hugE coluMn oF whItE smoKe; hoW it comes all
in tHIs diRection! On the other side oF the cRaTEr we SHoUld noT feel
it."

tHe DESceNt BeLow ThE LeDge inTo mY smalleR farm was noT maDe So
easily. It muST bE understooD thAt our guide waS leFt abovE wIth THe
mulEs. WE shouLd have BRought Two men, wheReAS we had ONly brouGHT
oNe; anD had therefore to peRFoRM our climbing unAssistEd. i At FIRst
AttEmpted it in A dIrect LIne, down FRoM WHEre WE stood; but I sooN
found this tO Be iMpractIcAblE, And was ForceD tO ReaScend. The earTh
waS so friablE that iT Broke awAY from me At everY moTioN thaT i
mAdE; anD aFTer HAvIng GOne Down a few FeEt i was gLad eNOUGH to fInd
MyseLf agaIn on the ledge.

WE thEn waLKed Round ConsiDeraBlY to thE right, ProbaBlY for more
than a quArteR of a mile, aNd tHeRe a LiTtle sPUr in thE hiLlsIde--a
butTress as IT weRe TO THe Ledge of which I have sPoKEN--mAde the
deScent mUCh EaSIer, and I aGaIn tRied.

"dO Not yoU minD FoLlowing mE," I said TO mY cOmpanioN, fOr I saw
ThAt hE loOked mUCh agHast. "NoNe of Sir WIlliaM'S party went down
THere," he answereD. "arE YOu SUre oF thAt?" I asked. "QuiTe suRE,"
saiD the MIlD voICe. "TheN what A tRIuMPh we will have over Sir
wiLliam!" aNd so sAying I proceedEd. "I think I'lL COMe too," saiD
the MIlD Voice. "If I do breaK my neCk nobody'll BE much the Worse;"
And he did Follow me.

THERe was notHinG veRy dIffICUlT in the clamberING, but,
UnFortunaTelY, just as We gOt tO thE boTtOm the mist Came pourInG
dOwN uPon Us, and i Could not BuT beThInk Me thaT i shoulD find It
veRy DiFFicUlt to maKE mY WAy up AgAiN witHouT sEeing Any oF The
LandmarKs. I could sTilL See aLl BeLow me, buT I could see notHiNg
that was aBoVe. IT seemeD AS though tHe mist kept at our own level,
ANd that wE drAgged It wiTh us.

We werE soOn in onE of THe eighT small CrateRs Or mOUThs of WHIcH I
hAvE spoken. LooKINg aT them FrOm abOve, they Seemed to be nearly on
A LevEl, but it now appEarEd
 we can get into the
veryhole. Look  at t hehug ecolu mn o f white smoke; howit comes all
in this d irect io n ! On th e oth er side of t hecr at erwe sh ouldnot  feel
i t."

The d esc en t below thel ed ge into my  sm aller farm w asnot ma de  so easil y.It mu st beu nderst ood thatou r  guide was lef t ab ovewith the
mules. W e  s h ould have brou ght tw om en , whe rea s we had o nl y bro u ght
one ;  a n d had therefore toperform our cli mbingun ass i sted.I atfi r stattempted i t in  a direct  line, down fr o m where  we st ood ; b ut I so on 
fo un d  th i stob e i mpractic ab le , and  was f o r cedtoreas cend.  The earth
wa s s o fr i abl e tha t itbrok eawayfrom m e atev ery motion that  I
m ade; andaft er  ha vi ng go n e down  afew  feet I  was gl a d e no u g h  t o find
myself agai no n  t he ledge .

Wet he nw alked ro un d c onsi d e rably  tot he  right,probab l yfo r moreth an a q ua rte r o f a m i le,and th ere a li ttles pur in the hil l side--a
buttr e ss a si t we reto the ledg e of whic h Ih av e s p oken- -made  t h ed escent much easier,  a nd I a gaintried.

"Do n ot you min d f ollowing  me, "  I said to my com panio n, for I s a w
that h e loo ked much  aghast." N one of S irWil lia m's p ar ty went downt h ere, "he answ ere d. "Are  yo u s ure  of  t hat?" I a sked. "Q ui te  s ur e," 
said the mild  v oic e.  "T hen w h at a t riump h we  w il l  ha ve over Si r Will ia m! " an d s osayin g Ip roc eeded."I thinkI'l l  com eto o," sai d
the mild vo ic e. "If I d obre ak myn e ck nobod y'll be much the worse; " 
and he  di d fol lowme.

Ther e w as not hin g  verydiffic ult i nthe c lambe r i ng , b ut ,
unfortun a t ely , jus tas w e got t o the bottom the m i stcame pouringdow n up o n  u s,a nd I c ou l d n o t  but bethink me  that I sh ou l dfind it
ve r y d if ficultto make  my w a y up ag ain witho ut seeing  a ny o f the 
landmarks . I coul d still s e e all be low m e,but Ico uld  seenothin g 
th at wa s abov e.  It se emedas  thoughthe mist kept at our ow n leve l,
an d t hat we dr agg e d i t with us .

W e were soo n i n o ne of  th e  eigh t sm a ll  cr a tersor m o uths of w h ic h I h av e spoken. L o o k ing  at t hem from a bove , they seemed tob e nearly on
aleve l ,  bu t i t  now  a ppeared
 we_can get_into the
very hole. Look_at the_huge_column of_white_smoke; how it_comes all
in this_direction! On the other_side of the_crater_we should not feel
it."

The descent below the ledge into my smaller farm was not_made_so
easily. It_must_be_understood that our guide was_left above with the
mules. We_should have_brought two men, whereas we had only brought
one;_and_had therefore to_perform our climbing unassisted. I at first
attempted it in_a direct line, down from where_we stood; but_I_soon
found_this to be impracticable,_and was forced to reascend. The_earth
was so friable that it broke_away from me at every motion that_I
made; and after having gone down_a few feet I was_glad enough_to find
myself again on the_ledge.

We then walked_round considerably_to the right,_probably for more
than a quarter of_a mile, and_there a little spur in the_hillside--a
buttress_as it were_to_the_ledge of_which I have_spoken--made_the
descent much_easier,_and I again tried.

"Do not you_mind_following me," I said to my companion,_for I saw
that he_looked_much aghast. "None of_Sir William's party went down
there,"_he answered. "Are you sure of_that?" I_asked. "Quite_sure,"
said the mild voice. "Then what a triumph we will have_over Sir
William!" and so saying I_proceeded. "I think I'll_come too,"_said
the_mild voice. "If_I_do break_my neck nobody'll be much the worse;"
and_he did_follow me.

There was nothing very difficult_in the clambering, but,
unfortunately,_just_as we got to the bottom_the mist came pouring
down upon us,_and I could not but_bethink_me_that I should find it
very_difficult to make my way up_again without seeing_any of the
landmarks. I could still see_all_below me, but I could see_nothing
that_was above. It seemed as though_the_mist_kept at our own level,
and_that we dragged it with us.

We_were soon in one of the eight small craters_or mouths of_which I
have spoken. Looking at_them_from_above, they seemed to be nearly on
a level, but it_now appeared