But I had forgotten what old hunters had told me, that the hills will bring out a fever which is dormant in the plains.

Anyhow, I now found that my head was dizzy and aching, and my limbs had a strange trembling.

The fatigue of the past day had dragged me to the limits of my strength and made me an easy victim.

My heart, too, was full of cares.

The sight of Elspeth reminded me how heavy was my charge.