ADVENTURE ON THE HIGHWAY 227 



in the water below announced its fall, and I discerned 

 its body being fast carried away by the whirlpools. 



I looked around, and only then observed that I 

 was a prisoner on that rocky ledge. The road, both 

 in front and behind, had fallen away ; above me was 

 a sheer rock-face ; below, the loose earth and shale 

 still poured gently downwards towards that fatal verge. 

 What if I were to slip? A vertigo seized me, but 

 I conquered it by an effort of will, took a running 

 jump, passed the chasm between me and the road, 

 and landed safely." 



