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INCIDENTS AND PREDICAMENTS 109though both horses did their best,it became clearthat, standing as they were among the wreckageof the dyke, they could not possibly succeed.To Simon belongs the whole credit of this fineHe may be a little overshadowed in myexploit.pages by the prowess of his companion. It istrue that he has not the same gifts of temperament.But let me pay him this tribute. Alonehe did it.There was only room for one horse towork on the road above, when at last we hadlengthened out the ropes to try a new system ofhaulage. The track of the broken dyke was wellsmothered in hay the wheels were boosted upout of the soft earth sundry lanterns were lit,for it was practically dark by now. Then themany workers stood back, and with a vast heaveand steady forward rush the great car chargedthe incline and came to rest onand bumped upthe level road.