11/18 A little more, and a little more, and there we are. Why, Mike, old chap, it's just like sitting in a saddle--only it's so hard." "Are your legs right over the side ?" "Yes, and the wind's blowing up the legs of my trousers like anything. Now, then: does the cliff slope from where you are ?" "Yes, right down to the water." "Steeply ?" "Yes." "Could we climb down ?" "Yes, if we were flies: Mike, old chap, it's just awful!" "What!" cried Mike breathlessly. |