At the present moment we are facing due east." "You are quite right," said Harris; "I forgot for the moment that we had turned round." "I should get into the habit of making a note of it, if I were you," grumbled George; "it's a manoeuvre that will probably occur again more than once." We faced about, and walked in the other direction.

At the end of forty minutes' climbing we again emerged upon an opening, and again the village lay just under our feet.

On this occasion it was south of us.
"This is very extraordinary," said Harris.
"I see nothing remarkable about it," said George.

"If you walk steadily round a village it is only natural that now and then you get a glimpse of it.

Myself, I am glad to see it.