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more than once repeated being, " Mais il faut 

 avoir bonne tete ; a-t-il bonne tete ?" 



At length one of them addressed him : " Mon- 

 sieur, il y a un autre chemin, mais c'est dangereux ; 

 c'est un mauvaispas !" On being questioned as to 

 the nature of this mauvais pas, the guide gave no 

 distinct information. It was neither steep nor 

 fatiguing ; but it required une bonne tete, car, si 

 on glisse, on est perdu!" 



This winding up was neither encouraging nor 

 satisfactory ; but having so repeatedly heard the 

 danger of these mountain passes exaggerated, the 

 courageous traveller expressed his readiness to try 

 this path, if they had made up their minds to guide 

 him. To this they consented, and preparations 

 were instantly made ; " for," added they, " the day 

 is waning, and you will find there is much to be 

 done." 



From this point of the adventure Mr Stanley's 

 account shall be given in his own words. " During 

 the ride I endeavoured to pick up farther particulars 

 respecting the winding up of our enterprise ; but 

 all I could learn was, that in consequence of the 

 suspension of all communication in the valleys 

 below, by the destruction of the roads and bridges, 

 a chamois-hunter had, since the catastrophe, passed 

 over this path, but that it had never before been 

 used as a regular communication, and certainly 



