"How on earth did _you_ get up here?
By rail to the Riffelberg, I hope ?" "On my sticks." "It was much too far for him," added Mrs.Lascelles, "and all my fault for showing him the way.

But I'm afraid there was contributory obstinacy in Captain Clephane, because he simply wouldn't turn back.

And now tell us about yourself, Mr.Evers; surely we were not coming back this way ?" "_We_ were not," said Bob, with a something sardonic in his little laugh, "but I thought I might as well.

It's the long way, six miles on end upon the glacier." "But have you really been to the hut ?" "Rather!" "And where's our guide ?" "Oh, I wouldn't be bothered with a guide all to myself." "My dear young man, you might have stepped straight into a crevasse!" "I precious nearly did," laughed Bob, again with something odd about his laughter; "but I say, do you know, if you won't think me awfully rude, I'll push on back and get changed.

I'm as hot as anything and not fit to be seen." And he was gone after very little more than a minute from first to last, gone with rather an elaborate salute to Mrs.Lascelles, and rather a cavalier nod to me.