40 TRAVEL, ADVEISTURE, AND SPORT. 



I have been placed in circumstances of the greatest 

 peril, and I now experienced the same dead calm in 

 which my feelings always were stink on these occa- 

 sions. I knew that every step we took was gained 

 from the chance of a horrible death; and yet the 

 only thing that actually distressed me was, that the 

 two front lanterns would not keep the same distance 

 from one another a matter of the most utter unim- 

 portance to everybody. 



At last we got under the shelter of the Rochers 

 Rouges, and then we were in comparative safety; 

 since, were an avalanche to fall, they would turn its 

 course on to the plateau we had just quitted. A 

 small council was assembled there. The Irishman, 

 who had got a little ahead of us, was compelled to 

 give in he was done up and could go no farther. 

 Indeed, it would have been madness to have at- 

 tempted it, for we found him lying on the snow, 

 vomiting frightfully, with considerable hemorrhage 

 from the nose. I think this must have been about 

 the same elevation at which young Mr Talfourd was 

 compelled to give in, in 18 . I told our poor com- 

 panion that he must not think the worse of us for 

 leaving him there with his guide, as unfortunately 

 we could do nothing for him; but I recommended 

 him to go back as speedily as he could to the Grands 

 Mulcts, where he would find everything that he might 

 require. He took this advice ; and, indeed, we found 

 him still at the rock on our return. 



