Under these circumstances I feel that it is my duty, as well as my desire, to give up any idea of leaving the country and try to find out the truth." "And how will you do that," I asked, "seeing that no one will tell us anything ?" "By going to see for myself." "It is impossible, Ragnall.

I am too lame at present to walk half a mile, much less to climb precipices." "I know, and that is one of the reasons why I did not suggest that you should accompany me.

The other is that there is no object in all of us risking our lives.

I wished to face the thing alone, but that good fellow Savage says that he will go where I go, leaving you and Hans here to make further attempts if we do not return.

Our plan is to slip out of the town during the night, wearing white dresses like the Kendah, of which I have bought some for tobacco, and make the best of our way up the slope by starlight that is very bright now.