"The hold is pretty good.

Do you think you can get up ?" Lister doubted.

He was athletic and steady, but the climb looked awkward for a beginner.
"If you are going, I'll try." "You imagine you can go where I can go ?" "Something like that," Lister admitted.

"If I'm beaten, you're accountable and will have to help." He was satisfied by Barbara's frank laugh.

Her mood was changeable.