27/32 It broke before it reached him, but a considerable lump, to my joy, took him full in the face. I slipped behind the waterfall and was soon in the thicket, and toiling towards the top. My heart was in my mouth as, careless of my best clothes, I tore through the hawthorn bushes. Then I struck the path and, to my relief, came on Archie and Tam, who were running slowly in desperate anxiety about my fate. |