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enterprises. We expected to be deserted by chap. 
them in the end, and it proved to be the case ; ■ 
although we were not prepared for what we 
encountered afterwards. At length we cleared 
the zone of forests : all above was icy, bleak, 
and fearful. Our little party, by the number 
of stragglers, was soon reduced to a small 
band. Neither the Jewish interpreter, whom 
we had brought from the Dardanelles, nor the 
artist, would go a step farther. One of the 
guides, however, with Mr. Cripps, and our 
Greek servant, remained with the author. We 
were reduced to the necessity of advancing 
upon our hands and feet, neither of which made 
the smallest impression upon the icy surface of 
the snow. Soon afterwards we found ourselves 
hanging over the brink of a precipice, so tre- 
mendous, that the slightest slip of one of our 
feet would, we perceived, afford a speedy 
passage to eternity. Here our servant refused 
to proceed, and the guide was only prevented 
from following his example by brandy. The 
author therefore prevailed on Mr. Cripps, much 
against his inclination, to remain behind ; and, 
by making holes for the hands and feet, advanced 
with the guide. The mountain has four points 
of eminence toward the summit, which rise 
successively, one higher than the other. Our 
progress led us to the third of these; the lowest, 
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