If you were to come with me, we should have to choose the first two guides upon the rota and that would not do for the Brenva climb." He left them at the door of the hotel and went off upon his errand.
Sylvia turned at once to Hilary; her face was very pale, her voice shook.
"You will tell me everything now.

Something terrible has happened.

No doubt you feared it.

You came to Chamonix because you feared it, and now you know that it has happened." "Yes," said Chayne.

"I hid it from you even as you spared me your bad news all this last year." "Tell me now, please.