All the same, she would not talk about this yet.
"We really must go," she said, and they started up a gully where holes and wedged stones helped them up like steps.
When they left the gully they saw a group of people on the neighboring summit of the hill and for a moment Lister stopped.
"We have had a glorious climb," he said, "Now it's over, I hope you're not going to stand me off again." Barbara gave him a curious smile.

"One can't stop on the mountains long.
We're going down to the every-day level and all looks different there." The others began to wave to them, and crossing a belt of boggy grass they joined the group.

When they returned to Carrock, Cartwright was not about and Mrs.Cartwright said he had got a telegram calling him to Liverpool..