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fair chance of victory. At last the brilliant idea 

 occurred to him that he would take him up to 

 London, and there dare him to cross Piccadilly a 

 dozen times in the very height of the season. 

 " At about the second crossing," he concluded with 

 a malignant smile, " he would probably be killed." 

 However, about half way up, where the ascent 

 is at its very steepest, Donald stops of his own 

 accord, and both he and Archie proceed with 

 solemn gravity to slice a few shreds from what 

 looks like a short stick of liquorice, but which 

 purports to be tobacco. After rolling these in the 

 palms of their hands, they insert them into black 

 clay pipes which, after a sharp contest with the 

 wind and a lucifer match, they succeed in lighting, 

 producing however, as neither of the pipes will 

 draw properly, a very inadequate amount of smoke, 

 in spite of most violent suction ; but nevertheless 

 they both appear to derive great comfort and 

 gratification from their exertions, and recommence 

 the climb with renewed vigour. Why, by the way, 



