[Herland by Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman]@TWC D-Link bookHerland CHAPTER 4 1/23
.
Our Venture. We were standing on a narrow, irregular, all too slanting little ledge, and should doubtless have ignominiously slipped off and broken our rash necks but for the vine.
This was a thick-leaved, wide-spreading thing, a little like Amphelopsis. "It's not QUITE vertical here, you see," said Terry, full of pride and enthusiasm.
"This thing never would hold our direct weight, but I think if we sort of slide down on it, one at a time, sticking in with hands and feet, we'll reach that next ledge alive." "As we do not wish to get up our rope again--and can't comfortably stay here--I approve," said Jeff solemnly. Terry slid down first--said he'd show us how a Christian meets his death.
Luck was with us.
<<Back Index Next>> D-Link book Top TWC mobile books
|