What lies there was Charles Hawker, and the villain is off." "Who shot Charles Hawker ?" said Dick.
"His namesake," said Desborough.
"His own father!" said Dick; "that's terrible." "What do you mean ?" they both asked, aghast.
"Never mind now," he answered.

"Captain Desborough, what are you going to do?
Do you know where he's gone ?" "Up into the mountain, to lie by, I suppose," said Desborough.
"Not at all, sir! He is going to cross the snow, and get to the old hut, near the Murray Gate." "What! Merryman's hut ?" said the Captain.

"Impossible! He could not get through that way." "I tell you he can.

That is where they came from at first; that is where they went to when they landed; and this is the gully they came through." "Are you deceiving me ?" said Desborough.

"It will be worse for you if you are! I ain't in a humour for that sort of thing.