11/17 Look; if I get down more towards the right the way's plain enough, and I shall have reached the nest in no time." Again his descended in a different direction, but again he failed. The nest could only be seen from the top, and he had lost the right route. I must climb up _again_." "_Do_ give it up, Verny, there's a good fellow. You _can't_ reach it, and really it's dangerous." "O no, not a bit of it. My head's very steady, and I feel as cool as possible. |