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The other man limped up the farther bank and continued straight on without looking back. The man in the stream watched him. His lips trembled a little, so that the rough thatch of brown hair which covered them was visibly agitated. His tongue even strayed out to moisten them. "Bill!" he cried out. THE OTHER MAN LIMPED UP THE FARTHER BANK AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT ON WITHOUT LOOKING BACK THE MAN IN THE STREAM WATCHED HIM HIS LIPS TREMBLED A LITTLE SO THAT THE ROUGH THATCH OF BROWN HAIR WHICH COVERED THEM WAS VISIBLY AGITATED HIS TONGUE EVEN STRAYED OUT TO MOISTEN THEM BILL HE CRIED OUT
e other man followed at his heels. They did not remove their foot-gear, though the water was icy cold--so cold that their ankles ached and their feet went numb. In places the water dashed against their knees, and both men staggered for footing. The man who followed slipped on a smooth boulder, nearly fell, but recovered himself with a violent effort, at the same time uttering a sharp exclamation of pain. He seemed faint and dizzy and put out his free hand while he reeled, as though seeking support against the air. When he had steadied himself he stepped forward, but reeled again and nearly fell. Then he stood still and looked at the other man, who had never turned his head. The man stood still for fully a minute, as though debating with himself. Then he called out: "I say, Bill, I've sprained my ankle." Bill staggered on through the milky water. He did not look around. The man watched him go, and though his face was expressionless as ever, his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer.  ROCKS VOUCHSAFED NO REPLY THE OTHER MAN FOLLOWED AT HIS HEELS THEY DID NOT REMOVE THEIR FOOT GEAR THOUGH THE WATER WAS ICY COLD SO COLD THAT THEIR ANKLES ACHED AND THEIR FEET WENT NUMB IN PLACES THE WATER DASHED AGAINST THEIR KNEES AND BOTH MEN STAGGERED FOR FOOTING THE MAN WHO FOLLOWED SLIPPED ON A SMOOTH BOULDER NEARLY FELL BUT RECOVERED HIMSELF WITH A VIOLENT EFFORT AT THE SAME TIME UTTERING A SHARP EXCLAMATION OF PAIN HE SEEMED FAINT AND DIZZY AND PUT OUT HIS FREE HAND WHILE HE REELED AS THOUGH SEEKING SUPPORT AGAINST THE AIR WHEN HE HAD STEADIED HIMSELF HE STEPPED FORWARD BUT REELED AGAIN AND NEARLY FELL THEN HE STOOD STILL AND LOOKED AT THE OTHER MAN WHO HAD NEVER TURNED HIS HEAD THE MAN STOOD STILL FOR FULLY A MINUTE AS THOUGH DEBATING WITH HIMSELF THEN HE CALLED OUT I SAY BILL I'VE SPRAINED MY ANKLE BILL STAGGERED ON THROUGH THE MILKY WATER HE DID NOT LOOK AROUND THE MAN WATCHED HIM GO AND THOUGH HIS FACE WAS EXPRESSIONLESS AS EVER HIS EYES WERE LIKE THE EYES OF A WOUNDED DEER
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