200 DRAGGED OUT OF HIS VICE. CHAP. x. 



They at first took him by the shoulder and tried 

 to lift him out. But this was so painful to him, that 

 at last they desisted. They then tried to remove one 

 of the rocks, between which he lay clasped. This 

 also proved fruitless. Edward then observed that the 

 other rock, which they had not yet tried to remove, 

 consisted of a loose shale. It had either dropped 

 from the cliff, or been tossed inshore by the sea. 

 Edward desired them to try and move it a little. But 

 their joint efforts proved unavailing. Many attempts 

 were made to no purpose. A stout fisherman then 

 appeared on the scene. He put his shoulder to the 

 rock, and the block was at last moved sufficiently 

 far, so as to enable Edward to be dragged out of the 

 vice. 



He sat down and felt himself all over. His left 

 shoulder and left side were extremely sore. The 

 back of his head was also very painful. But he 

 was thankful to find that neither his arms nor his 

 legs were broken. He was not so sure about his left 

 ribs. He was very much bruised and cut on that 

 side. One of the splinters of the gun-stock was 

 found sticking through his coat. An old copper 

 powder-flask, which he had in his left pocket, was 

 as flat as a flounder ; all its contents were dashed 

 out. 



Edward entreated the men to help him to get 

 to the cave. He thought that, if left there for a 

 time, he would soon recover. He got upon his "feet 



