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Nor was the fear entirely an illusion, for the barren valley was thickly strewn with trees and boulders which had fallen in a similar manner. Even as they passed, a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the echoes in the silent gorges, and startled the weary horses into a gallop. NOR WAS THE FEAR ENTIRELY AN ILLUSION FOR THE BARREN VALLEY WAS THICKLY STREWN WITH TREES AND BOULDERS WHICH HAD FALLEN IN A SIMILAR MANNER EVEN AS THEY PASSED A GREAT ROCK CAME THUNDERING DOWN WITH A HOARSE RATTLE WHICH WOKE THE ECHOES IN THE SILENT GORGES AND STARTLED THE WEARY HORSES INTO A GALLOP
n which he had heard in the garden. “Pass, and the Lord go with you,” said the voice from above. Beyond his post the path broadened out, and the horses were able to break into a trot. Looking back, they could see the solitary watcher leaning upon his gun, and knew that they had passed the outlying post of the chosen people, and that freedom lay before them. CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS. All night their course lay through intricate defiles and over irregular and rock-strewn paths. More than once they lost their way, but Hope’s intimate knowledge of the mountains enabled them to regain the track once more. When morning broke, a scene of marvellous though savage beauty lay before them. In every direction the great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in, peeping over each other’s shoulders to the far horizon. So steep were the rocky banks on either side of them, that the larch and the pine seemed to be suspended over their heads, and to need only a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them.  PART TWO CHAPTER FIVE OF A STUDY IN SCARLET BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY ROBERT DIXON CHAPTER FIVE THE AVENGING ANGELS ALL NIGHT THEIR COURSE LAY THROUGH INTRICATE DEFILES AND OVER IRREGULAR AND ROCK STREWN PATHS MORE THAN ONCE THEY LOST THEIR WAY BUT HOPE'S INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOUNTAINS ENABLED THEM TO REGAIN THE TRACK ONCE MORE WHEN MORNING BROKE A SCENE OF MARVELLOUS THOUGH SAVAGE BEAUTY LAY BEFORE THEM IN EVERY DIRECTION THE GREAT SNOW CAP PEAKS HEMMED THEM IN PEEPING OVER EACH OTHER'S SHOULDERS TO THE FAR HORIZON SO STEEP WERE THE ROCKY BANKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THEM THAT THE LARCH AND PINES SEEMED TO BE SUSPENDED OVER THEIR HEADS AND TO NEED ONLY A GUST OF WIND TO COME HURTLING DOWN UPON THEM
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