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In the gladness of his heart he put his hands to his mouth and made the glen re echo to a loud halloo as a signal that he was coming. He paused and listened for an answer. None came save his own cry, which clattered up the dreary silent ravines, and was borne back to his ears in countless repetitions. IN THE GLADNESS OF HIS HEART HE PUT HIS HANDS TO HIS MOUTH AND MADE THE GLEN RE ECHO TO A LOUD HALLOO AS A SIGNAL THAT HE WAS COMING HE PAUSED AND LISTENED FOR AN ANSWER NONE CAME SAVE HIS OWN CRY WHICH CLATTERED UP THE DREARY SILENT RAVINES AND WAS BORNE BACK TO HIS EARS IN COUNTLESS REPETITIONS
. He followed one for a mile or more until he came to a mountain torrent which he was sure that he had never seen before. Convinced that he had taken the wrong turn, he tried another, but with the same result. Night was coming on rapidly, and it was almost dark before he at last found himself in a defile which was familiar to him. Even then it was no easy matter to keep to the right track, for the moon had not yet risen, and the high cliffs on either side made the obscurity more profound. Weighed down with his burden, and weary from his exertions, he stumbled along, keeping up his heart by the reflection that every step brought him nearer to Lucy, and that he carried with him enough to ensure them food for the remainder of their journey. He had now come to the mouth of the very defile in which he had left them. Even in the darkness he could recognize the outline of the cliffs which bounded it. They must, he reflected, be awaiting him anxiously, for he had been absent nearly five hours. SH ONE FROM THE OTHER HE FOLLOWED ONE FOR A MILE OR MORE UNTIL HE CAME TO A MOUNTAIN TORRENT WHICH HE WAS SURE THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE CONVINCED THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE WRONG TURN HE TRIED ANOTHER BUT WITH THE SAME RESULT NIGHT WAS COMING ON RAPIDLY AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK BEFORE HE AT LAST FOUND HIMSELF IN A DEFILE WHICH WAS FAMILIAR TO HIM EVEN THEN IT WAS NO EASY MATTER TO KEEP TO THE RIGHT TRACK FOR THE MOON HAD NOT YET RISEN AND THE HIGH CLIFFS ON EITHER SIDE MADE THE OBSCURITY MORE PROFOUND WEIGHED DOWN WITH HIS BURDEN AND WEARY FROM HIS EXERTIONS HE STUMBLED ALONG KEEPING UP HIS HEART BY THE REFLECTION THAT EVERY STEP BROUGHT HIM NEARER TO LUCY AND THAT HE CARRIED WITH HIM ENOUGH TO ENSURE THEM FOOD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR JOURNEY HE HAD NOW COME TO THE MOUTH OF THE VERY DEFILE IN WHICH HE HAD LEFT THEM EVEN IN THE DARKNESS HE COULD RECOGNISE THE OUTLINE OF THE CLIFFS WHICH BOUNDED IT THEY MUST HE REFLECTED BE AWAITING HIM ANXIOUSLY FOR HE HAD BEEN ABSENT NEARLY FIVE HOURS
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