She said nothing, but bowed her head in acquiescence.
"Without delaying any longer we resumed our walk.

After about a mile we found ourselves compelled once more to halt.

The view here was worse than ever.

The path was now as wide as an ordinary road, and grew wider still as it went on.

It was evidently used to haul logs down to the river, and as it approached the bank it grew steadily wider; but between us and the river the woods were all burning.