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It wae at length decided to out a ......y the oa tamaran \lith It15 load of vecd , &Ild
return tor it vhen the etoI'Il vaoS over.
The thin rope-trace ......e "85117 eever-ed
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and the end tied round the b.1 1 e: left vrl15t, the dog leading the way jUllt 1.D
front
.f them, and ter oOllpan,..
Near t he hill-t op, a earrhge road frOOl t he neighboring t own er-ees ed t hei r
traok.
On arriving at thi15 point, they l!Ihould have followed t.hie r-oad to tbe
right, ae it would have led thelll around a bend in the hill, and t hence di r eot ly
down to the village.
But thi15 cr-eesdng va e nd s eed and everpeaee d, and the pair
struggl ed envar-da ever- a long flat rur5h, 110\1 • traekle15l!l W315te Dr snow, They
bad last their \laYI yet on they vaader-ed till hurlan strength "'80S exhausted , and
then eat deva, to r -Lee ZlO more en ear-tb,
An hour after the . therl!l had reached hea e , it beeaae eviden t t hat Harriet
aad her 158ft mu~t have m1 ~ s ed thei r lIay, or had au ceuabed te the bla~t. W.rd va~
pe se ed frem heuae "i.e beuee, and :lpeedily' aunber- e .r Dleft
set, ferth up the hill-
:!Iide a eeer- ch, The eterll va:!! a ehort eae , an d the """ather vas alread,r "olearing
~ - . r t lt . - _ It vas getting aear-, duek, The .Blaok Mar:sh ve e eaeurea 1. evory dlrecti$JIl,
a 15 I t va e telt that deubt.Leas there it vas that the,. had t!:.ne .:ltr_,., 81..ce the
boyl :!, cataIU.ran va:. tound beyond. Even then :Ie :ltreng 'WaS the vi.d at that
.- e levati.R~:"-t~ri;;'~ v~t;e :~·~8h~t::~1d~~c~;:~~~:~~-=:-':';S;'~.~~II:-;~p:~!t er
po.up returrt.ed at n.it:htfall ll1th the aaeur-••e. 1_ the-ir edade that, vere their 1.:!It
trlolld:l dfecesered, little bepe remaiaed that t ho,. would be
tound alive.
OaC8 mere at he ile, •• Ilind ceukd rest content with the teoUllg t hat the
Ilisd ag e.es eheuld be lott te per-Leh •• tnt M :;b bleak v.:lto, without eeoe
furt. "r ettert t. tr;r and z-eeeue them. A crew .r a dezell :!Itr.llg mell vas 80en
eeeur-ed, wh. veluat"ered te make the attollpt.
Pr-epar-at.Leae were ha"tlly 1. hand.