As we made our way up this steep trail the sun ceased to 

 shine. It rained furiously. On every side of us it struck, 

 drenching our faces until ive 7vere unable to see. In the 

 early morning the thermojueter had been at ninety degrees^ but 

 here the hail, as large as good sized marbles fell about us 

 abundantly. Our charioteer., marking off about ten inches on 

 his whip, said: ^^ like enough 'twill fall so deep.'' It was 

 then two d clock in the day, and the same chill and uncompromis- 

 ing darkness prevailed as is felt at night. Tall pijies loomed 

 up before us as black pyramids. Only when the shadows lifted 

 could we see thef?i clearly. 



