ON THE MOUNTAINS 



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ventured forward to reconnoitre : there he stands, 

 revealed in all his brief authority. 



Now the positions are reversed. He has to go 

 on, and I can watch him. It is rather an un- 



comfortable 

 position for a 



feet in the sun 

 no very long process why, they have a tint of 

 brown on them already ; leisurely put on my 

 boots, and climb up the bank. 



My friend is equal to the occasion. In calculat- 

 ing on any advantage, I have reckoned without 

 my host. Though he can scarce have got above 



