You will have to rig me up some sort of shelter here." "Oh, no, that won't be necessary," said Eric, glad that his brother seemed to be getting more like his old calm self and able to look matters in the face.
"Why, how can I move?
Do you think I shall be able to climb down that abominable tussock-grass ladder in this condition, especially when I was hardly able to manage it while sound in wind and limb--which I can't say is the case at present ?" "I didn't think of your getting down that way, old fellow," said the lad, after a moment's reflection.

"I've got another plan in my noddle-- a better one than yours I think." "And what is that ?" asked Fritz.
"Why, you know where you are now, don't you ?" "Yes, I should think I did; I haven't quite lost my consciousness yet!" "You are close to the western side of the coast, just near where the plateau slopes down to the sea by our sealing ground." "Well, what of that ?" "Why, don't you see through my plan yet, brother?
Can I not pull the whale-boat round from our bay, and then manage to lift you down the incline here into it--thus getting you back home easily in that way ?" "Himmel, Eric, you're a grand fellow," exclaimed Fritz, in honest admiration of the proposal.

"I declare I never thought of such a simple thing as that.

Of course it can be done.

What a stupid I was, not to think of it! That old goat must have knocked all my seven senses out of my head; for, I declare I never recollected that there was any other way of getting down from here save by the waterfall gully!" "Ah, well, there is another way," said Eric, laughing joyously.