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fallen two feet further to the right, Savio would 
have been lost. What saved him was his coolness, 
presence of mind, and his never-failing store of 
resource. He found in his pocket a strong penknife, 
with which he slowly and carefully began to carve 
small supports for his feet; then, pushing his back 
up against the opposite wall of the crevasse, he 
gradually worked his way upwards, much in the 
way a chimney-sweep in the days gone by ascended 
a London chimney. The different widths, and the 
slippery, smooth ice wall presented great difficulties. 
However, Savio at length arrived at the top, but 
in an exhausted condition, and on meeting us 
was unable to speak on account of weakness. I 
SIR JOHN MURRAY GLACIER, 
made a thorough investigation of the crevasse by 
means of safety ropes, and ascertained the depth 
to which the Finn had fallen; also I saw the 
