Will nothing induce you to change your mind ?" As if in reply a sudden gust of wind brought a volley of rain against the window.
"THAT will," said the stranger bitterly.
"The rain ?" "A mile from here it is SNOW; and before we could reach the Summit with these horses the road would be impassable." He made a slight gesture to himself, as if accepting an inevitable defeat, and turned to his companion, who was slowly reviving under the active ministration of the two women.

The wounded man looked around with a weak smile.

"This is one way of going off," he said faintly, "but I could do this sort of thing as well on the road." "You can do nothing now," said his friend, decidedly.

"Before we get to the Gate the road will be impassable for our horses." "For ANY horses ?" asked Kate.
"For any horses.

For any man or beast I might say.