 | 1833 - 370 páginas
...and, while looking over the edge into the upper crevice, my feet slid from under me ; 1 came down ou my face, and glided rapidly towards the lower one ; I cried out, but the guides who held the rope attached to me did not stop me, though they stood firm. I had got to the extent of the rope, my... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd, John Nyren - 1852 - 626 páginas
...each direction towards unfathomable gulfs. ' Taking my steps,' says he, ' with the greatest caution, I could not prevent myself from slipping ; as the...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid : a pretty time to be cool,... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 370 páginas
...slid from under me : I came down on my face, and glided rapidly towards the lower one : I cried ont, but the guides who held the ropes attached to me did...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid : a pretty time to be cool,... | |
 | 1854 - 426 páginas
...each direction towards unfathomable gulfs. ' Taking my steps,' says he, ' with the greatest caution, I could not prevent myself from slipping; as the space...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid : a pretty time to be cool,... | |
 | 1854 - 268 páginas
...slope became more inclined. Taking my steps with the greatest care, I could not prevent myself from 14 slipping ; as the space became wider, I became less...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, and the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid ; — a pretty time... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1856 - 420 páginas
...into the upper crevice, my feet slid from under me : I came down on my face, and glided rapidly toward the lower one : I cried out, but the guides who held...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid : a pretty time to be cool,... | |
 | 1830 - 594 páginas
...ice which we had passed, and making a circuit from it, to get to the base of the " Grands Mulets," on the other side of the great crevice, and climb...over the lower crevice, one hand grasping firmly the pole, and the other my hat. The guides called to me to be cool, and not afraid ; — a pretty time... | |
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I could not prevent myself from slipping; as the space became wider I became less cautious, and while looking over the edge into the upper crevice, my feet slid from under me; I came down on my face, and glided rapidly towards the lower one ; I cried... 