Droz was amongst the number, and consenting at once to the expedition which was proposed to him, he tied himself on to the rope.
"Do you know the Brenva ascent ?" Chayne asked of him.
"Yes, monsieur.

I have crossed Mont Blanc once that way.

I shall be very glad to go again.

We shall be the first to cross for two years.

If only the weather holds." "Do you doubt that ?" asked Chayne, anxiously.