But a third night, no! Lattery should have been in Chamonix yesterday, without a doubt.

He would not indeed have food for three nights and days.
Chayne translated the telegram into French and read it out to Michel Revailloud.
"The Col des Nantillons," said Michel, with a shake of the head, and Chayne saw the fear which he felt himself looking out from his guide's eyes.
"It is possible," said Michel, "that Monsieur Lattery did not start after all." "He would have telegraphed again." "Yes," Michel agreed.

"The weather has been fine too.

There have been no fogs.

Monsieur Lattery could not have lost his way." "Hardly in a fog on the Glacier du Geant," replied Chayne.
Michel Revailloud caught at some other possibility.
"Of course, some small accident--a sprained ankle--may have detained him at the hut on the Col du Geant.