Both bodies had been wrapped in sacks and cords had been fixed about their legs.

The rescue party dragged the bodies down the glacier to the path, and placing them upon doors taken from a chalet, carried them down to Chamonix.

On the way down Francois talked for a while to Michel Revailloud, who in his turn fell back to where at the end of the procession Chayne walked alone.
"Monsieur," he said, and Chayne looked at him with dull eyes like a man dazed.
"There is something which Francois noticed, which he wished me to tell you.

Francois is a good lad.

He wishes you to know that your friend died at once--there was no sign of a movement.