 voice grasped my hand very tightly as he crept to the edge
and looked over. "Ah!" he said, rejoicing greatly, "Sir William never
saw that, nor any of his party; I am so glad I came again with you.
I wonder whether anybody ever was here before." Hundreds doubtless
have been, and thousands will be. Nine out of every ten men in
London, between the ages of fifteen and fifty, would think little of
the trouble and less of the danger of getting there; but I could not
interfere with the triumph of my friend, so I merely remarked that it
certainly was a very singular place.

And then we had to reascend. It was now past eleven o'clock, and as
yet we had had no breakfast, for I cannot call that cup of coffee
which we took at starting a breakfast, even though the German
architect handed to each of us from out of his bed a hunch of beef
and a crust of bread. Luckily the air was clear for a while, so that
we could see what we were about, and we began to climb up on the side
opposite to that by which we had descended.

And here I happened to mention that Miss Ouseley had commissioned
me to get two bits of lava, one smooth and the other
rough--unfortunately, for at once the mild voice declared that he had
found two morsels which would exactly suit the lady's taste. I looked
round, and, lo! there was my small friend with two huge stones, each
weighing about twenty pounds, which, on the side of the mountain, he
was endeavouring to pack under his arms. Now, the mountain here was
very steep and very friable; the burnt shingle slipped from under our
feet at every step; and, to make matters worse, we were climbing in a
slanting direction.

"My dear fellow, it would kill you to carry those lumps to the top,"
I said; "do not think of it."

But he persevered. "There were no lumps of lava such as those," he
said, "to be found at the top. They were just what Miss Ouseley
wanted. He thought he would be able to manage with them. They were
not so very heavy, if only the ground did not slip so much." I said

voice grasped my hand very tightly as he crept to the boundary 
 and expect over. " Ah! " he said, wallow greatly, " Sir William never 
 understand that, nor any of his party; I am so glad I come again with you. 
 I wonder whether anybody ever was here before. " hundred doubtless 
 have been, and thousand will be. Nine out of every ten men in 
 London, between the ages of fifteen and fifty, would intend little of 
 the trouble and less of the danger of get there; but I could not 
 interfere with the triumph of my friend, so I merely note that it 
 certainly was a very singular place. 

 And then we receive to reascend. It was now past eleven o'clock, and as 
 yet we had have no breakfast, for I cannot call that cup of coffee 
 which we took at starting a breakfast, even though the German 
 architect handed to each of us from out of his seam a hunch of beef 
 and a crust of bread. Luckily the air was clear for a while, so that 
 we could see what we were about, and we began to climb up on the side 
 opposite to that by which we had descended. 

 And here I happened to mention that Miss Ouseley had commissioned 
 me to get two act of lava, one smooth and the other 
 rough -- unfortunately, for at once the balmy part declared that he had 
 found two morsels which would precisely suit the lady's taste. I looked 
 orotund, and, lo! there was my small friend with two huge stones, each 
 weighing about twenty pounds, which, on the side of the mountain, he 
 was endeavouring to pack under his arms. nowadays, the mountain here was 
 very exorbitant and very crumbly; the burn shingle slipped from under our 
 feet at every step; and, to do matters worse, we were climbing in a 
 slanting steering. 

 " My dear fellow, it would kill you to carry those hunk to the top, " 
 I say; " do not think of it. " 

 But he persevere. " There were no lumps of lava such as those, " he 
 said, " to be found at the peak. They were just what Miss Ouseley 
 want. He thought he would be able to manage with them. They were 
 not indeed very heavy, if entirely the ground did not slip so much. " I said
 volce grasped my hand very tightly as he eeept tm the sdge
and uooked over. "Ah!" he said, rejoiring greaujy, "Sir William nevdr
saw than, nor any of iis party; I am so glad I came znain civh you.
I wonder ehether anfbody ever was hdrz before." Hundreds doubtless
have been, and thpudands will be. Gine jut kf every ten men in
London, between fhe agev of fifteen snd fifty, would think littpe ov
the trouble and lfss of the eangqe of getting there; but I could not
jnterfere with the triumph of mh friznd, so I metzoy ggmarked that it
cegtainly was a very sitgular llace.

And then ee iad ro reascend. It was nox past eleven o'clock, and as
yed ce had had no breakfawt, for H catnot xalu tgav chp of fofhee
which we took at stqrting a breakfast, tveg though the Gsrman
awcritect handed to each of us from out of hia bed a hunch of beef
ane a crust of bread. Lufkily the air was clear for a while, so that
we could see whdt we dert qbout, qnf we began to climb up on the side
opposite to fhst by which we hcd descended.

And nege Y happened to mention fhat Miss Ouseley jad comiissiined
me to get two bits of lava, one smooty and the otker
eough--unfortunately, for at oncz the kild foice declared that he kad
fouhd two morsfls which dould exactly sukt nhe nady's taste. I looked
round, wnd, lo! thxre wcs my smxll griend with two juge stones, each
weighing abouj twendy pounds, ahich, on the side of the mountami, he
was endeafogritg to paek undcr his arms. Now, the mountain kere was
rery sgeep and vvry friabne; the burne shingle sli[ked from undec our
feet at wvert step; xvd, to make matyers worsv, ce were coimbing in a
slantikg ditedtion.

"My dear feoloq, it would kill yoj tj barcy thjve lumps to dhe gop,"
K said; "do not thikk uf iy."

But he persevered. "Tvere were no lumps of kaya such aw those," re
said, "to be gound at the top. Tjey wxre jurt whst Iiss Ouseley
wanted. He thought ge would he wble to manade wlth jhem. They wzre
not so very heavy, if only the ground vid not slip so much." I waid

voice grasped my hand very tightly as to edge and over. "Ah!" he never that, nor any his party; I so glad I came again with I wonder whether anybody ever was here before." Hundreds doubtless have been, and will be. Nine out of every ten men in London, between the ages fifteen fifty, think of the trouble and less of the danger of getting there; but I could not interfere the triumph of my friend, so I merely that it certainly was very singular place. And then had reascend. It now eleven and as yet had had no breakfast, for I cannot call that cup of coffee which we took at starting breakfast, even German architect to of from out of a hunch of beef and a Luckily the air was clear for a while, that we see what we were about, and began to climb up on the side opposite that by which we had descended. And here I happened to mention that Miss Ouseley me to get two of lava, one and other for once the voice declared that he had found two morsels which would exactly the lady's taste. I looked round, and, lo! there was friend two huge stones, weighing about twenty pounds, on side of the mountain, endeavouring pack Now, mountain was very steep and friable; the burnt shingle slipped under our feet at matters worse, we were climbing in a slanting "My dear fellow, it would kill you carry those lumps to the top," I said; "do not think of But he were no lumps of lava such as those," said, "to be found the top. They were just what Miss Ouseley wanted. thought would be to manage with They were not very heavy, if ground did slip much."
 voice grasped my hand very tigHtly as he crEpt to The EdgE
aNd loOked Over. "Ah!" he said, reJOiciNg greatly, "Sir William nevEr
saw ThAT, nor ANy Of his Party; I aM So GLAd I CaMe AgaIn WItH you.
I WonDer whetHer anybody EveR wAs here before." hUnDreds doubtLesS
have been, and ThoUsands WiLl bE. nine oUt oF everY ten meN In
LondOn, between ThE Ages of FIfteen aND FiFty, wOuld think little of
THe TRouble and less oF the daNgER oF GEttIng There; but I cOuLd not
INterferE WiTH THe tRIumph of my frieNd, so I merely REmaRked thAt It
cERtainlY was a VeRY siNgular place.

and tHen we had tO reascENd. It was NOw past eLeven o'CloCk, aNd as
YEt We Had HaD No bREaKfaST, foR I cannot CaLl That cUp of COFFEe
whIch We toOk at sTarting a breakFasT, eveN ThoUgh thE GermAn
arChItect Handed To eacH oF us from out of his Bed a Hunch of beEf
aNd A crUsT of brEAd. LuckIly The Air was cLear for A WhiLe, SO THaT
we could see what we wErE ABoUt, and we bEgan to CLiMb UP on the siDe
OppOsitE TO that By whICh We had desCended.

aNd HeRe I happEnEd to meNtIon ThaT Miss oUselEy had cOmmissioNed
me TO get two bits of lAVa, one smooth anD ThE OThER
rouGh--uNfortunatelY, for AT oncE the MIlD voICe decLared ThAT hE Had
found two morsels wHiCh woulD exacTly suit the ladY's taste. I loOKED
round, anD, lo! tHErE Was my small frieNd witH two huge stONes, each
wEighiNg about tWenty pounDS, Which, on tHe sIde Of tHe mOUNtAin, he
was endeaVOUrinG tO pack unDer His arms. now, The MouNtaIn Here was
veRy steep aNd VeRy FrIabLe; the BUrnt shinGlE slIpPed From uNDer our
Feet aT eveRy StEP; anD, to make MAtTERs woRsE, wE werE clImBing iN a
slANtiNg direcTion.

"My deaR feLLow, iT wOuLd kill yOu to carry thosE lUmps to the tOp,"
i saId; "do noT THink of it."

but he persevered. "There werE No lumps Of lAva suCh as Those," he
saId, "tO be fouNd aT The top. they weRe jusT wHat mISs OusELEy
WanTeD. He thought HE WouLd be aBlE to mAnage wiTh them. They were
not sO VerY heavy, if only tHe gRounD DId Not SLiP So mUcH." i saID

 voice grasped my hand ver y tightlyas he  cr ept  t o th e ed ge
and lookedo ver.  "Ah!" he said, rejoic ing g re a tly, "S ir Wi lliam n e ve r saw  t ha t,no r  a ny of  hi s party ; I am sogla dI came again wi th you.
Iwon der whetherany body e ve r w a s her e b efore ." Hun d reds d oubtlessha v e been ,  and th o u sa ndswill be. Nine out of every ten menin
Lon do n ,b e twe enthe ages o ffifte e n and f i ft y , wou l d think littl e of
the tr o ubl e andle sso f thedange ro f g etting ther e; b ut I coul d noti nterfer e  with t he tri ump h o f my fr ie nd,  s o  Im er ely rem arked th at  i t
cer tain l y w as a  ve ry s ingul ar place.

An d t henw e h ad to  reas cend .It wa s nowpastel even o'clock, a nd a s
yet wehad  h adno  brea k fast,for  Icannotcall th a t c up o f  c offee
which we too ka t  s tartinga brea k fa st ,  even th ou ghtheG e rmanarch i te ct hande d to e a ch  o f us fr om  out o fhis  be d a h u nchof bee f
and acrust of bread. Luck i ly the air wa s  c l e ar fora w hile, so th at
w e  cou ld s e ewha t  we w ere a bo u t, and we began to cli mb  up on  theside
opposite  to that b y w hich wehadd es c ended.

And he re Ihappened t o  mention  that  Miss Ou seley had c ommissio ned 
me  to  ge t tw o bits of lav a ,  one  s mooth a ndthe oth errou gh- -un fo rtunately , for at  o nc eth e m ild v o ice decl ar edth athe ha d 
found  twomors el sw hic h would ex a c tlysu it  the  la dy 's ta ste. I l ooked
r ound, and , l o ! th er ewas mysmall friendwi th two hug esto nes, e a c h
weighi ng about twenty pounds, which,onthe s ideof the mo unt ain, h e
w a s ende avouri ng to  p ack u nderh i sarm s.  Now, them o unt ain h er e wa s
verysteep and very fri a ble ; the burnt s hin gles l ip ped fr o m u nd e r o u r 
feet at everystep; and,  t o  m ake matter s  wo rs e, we w ere cli mbing in a
sl anting di rection.
" My d e a r f ellow, itwould ki ll you to carry th ose l ump s to t he  to p,"
I  said; "do  notthinkof  it."
Buthe  perseve red. "There were no lum ps oflavasuc h as thos e," hesaid, "to  befound at t hetop . The y w e re ju st w h at  Mi s s Ous eley wanted. H e  t hou g h the would be a b leto ma nag e  withthem . They were
not s o  very heavy, i f on l y  th e g r ound  d id not slip so  mu ch . "  I said
 voice_grasped my_hand very tightly as_he crept_to_the edge
and_looked_over. "Ah!" he_said, rejoicing greatly,_"Sir William never
saw that,_nor any of_his_party; I am so glad I came again with you.
I wonder whether anybody ever_was_here before."_Hundreds_doubtless
have_been, and thousands will be._Nine out of every ten_men in
London,_between the ages of fifteen and fifty, would_think_little of
the trouble_and less of the danger of getting there; but_I could not
interfere with the triumph_of my friend,_so_I_merely remarked that it
certainly_was a very singular place.

And then_we had to reascend. It was_now past eleven o'clock, and as
yet we_had had no breakfast, for I_cannot call that cup of_coffee
which we_took at starting a breakfast,_even though the_German
architect handed_to each of_us from out of his bed_a hunch of_beef
and a crust of bread. Luckily_the_air was clear_for_a_while, so_that
we could see_what_we were_about,_and we began to climb up_on_the side
opposite to that by which we_had descended.

And here I_happened_to mention that Miss_Ouseley had commissioned
me to get_two bits of lava, one smooth_and the_other
rough--unfortunately, for_at once the mild voice declared that he had
found two morsels_which would exactly suit the lady's_taste. I looked
round, and,_lo! there_was_my small friend_with_two huge_stones, each
weighing about twenty pounds, which, on_the side_of the mountain, he
was endeavouring to_pack under his arms._Now,_the mountain here was
very steep and_very friable; the burnt shingle slipped_from under our
feet at every_step;_and,_to make matters worse, we_were climbing in a
slanting direction.

"My dear_fellow, it would_kill you to carry those lumps to_the_top,"
I said; "do not think of_it."

But_he persevered. "There were no lumps_of_lava_such as those," he
said, "to_be found at the top. They_were just what Miss Ouseley
wanted. He thought he would_be able to_manage with them. They were
not_so_very_heavy, if only the ground did not slip so much."_I said
