large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_11_doyle_64kb_70
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_11_doyle_64kb
English
8902
They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints. They had reached the very wildest and most desolate portion of the pass when the girl gave a startled cry, and pointed upwards. On a rock which overlooked the track, showing out dark and plain against the sky, there stood a solitary sentinel. He saw them as soon as they perceived him, and his military challenge of "Who goes there?" rang through the silent ravine. "Travellers for Nevada," said Jefferson Hope, with his hand upon the rifle which hung by his saddle. THEY SOON HAD A PROOF HOWEVER THAT THEY WERE STILL WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAINTS THEY HAD REACHED THE VERY WILDEST AND MOST DESOLATE PORTION OF THE PASS WHEN THE GIRL GAVE A STARTLED CRY AND POINTED UPWARDS ON A ROCK WHICH OVERLOOKED THE TRACK SHOWING OUT DARK AND PLAIN AGAINST THE SKY THERE STOOD A SOLITARY SENTINEL HE SAW THEM AS SOON AS THEY PERCEIVED HIM AND HIS MILITARY CHALLENGE OF WHO GOES THERE RANG THROUGH THE SILENT RAVINE TRAVELLERS FROM NEVADA SAID JEFFERSON HOPE WITH HIS HAND UPON THE RIFLE WHICH HUNG BY HIS SADDLE
e retired corner, screened with rocks, where the faithful animals had been picketed. The girl was placed upon the mule, and old Ferrier upon one of the horses, with his money-bag, while Jefferson Hope led the other along the precipitous and dangerous path. It was a bewildering route for anyone who was not accustomed to face Nature in her wildest moods. On the one side a great crag towered up a thousand feet or more, black, stern, and menacing, with long basaltic columns upon its rugged surface like the ribs of some petrified monster. On the other hand a wild chaos of boulders and debris made all advance impossible. Between the two ran the irregular track, so narrow in places that they had to travel in Indian file, and so rough that only practised riders could have traversed it at all. Yet in spite of all dangers and difficulties, the hearts of the fugitives were light within them, for every step increased the distance between them and the terrible despotism from which they were flying. E UNTIL HE CAME TO THE RETIRED CORNER SCREENED WITH ROCKS WHERE THE FAITHFUL ANIMALS HAD BEEN PICKETED THE GIRL WAS PLACED UPON THE MULE AN OLD FERRIER UPON ONE OF THE HORSES WITH HIS MONEY BAG WHILE JEFFERSON HOPE LED THE OTHER ALONG THE PRECIPITOUS AND DANGEROUS PATH IT WAS A BEWILDERING ROUTE FOR ANYONE WHO WAS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO FACE NATURE IN HER WILDEST MOODS ON THE ONE SIDE A GREAT CRAG TOWERED UP A THOUSAND FEET OR MORE BLACK STERN AND MENACING WITH LONG BASALTIC COLUMNS UPON ITS RUGGED SURFACE LIKE THE RIBS OF SOME PETRIFIED MONSTER ON THE OTHER HAND A WILD CHAOS OF BOULDERS AND DEBRIS MADE ALL ADVANCE IMPOSSIBLE BETWEEN THE TWO RAN THE IRREGULAR TRACK SO NARROW IN PLACES THAT THEY HAD TO TRAVEL IN INDIAN FILE AND SO ROUGH THAT ONLY PRACTISED RIDERS COULD HAVE TRAVERSED IT AT ALL YET IN SPITE OF ALL DANGERS AND DIFFICULTIES THE HEARTS OF THE FUGITIVES WERE LIGHT WITHIN THEM FOR EVERY STEP INCREASED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE TERRIBLE DESPOTISM FROM WHICH THEY WERE FLYING
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_11_doyle_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_11_doyle_64kb.flac