Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 275William Blackwood, 1954 - England |
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John was well aware what this climb might mean to his wife ; success and a fuller life , as he saw it , or perhaps irrevocable defeat . He took great pains . He showed her , on nearby snow slopes , how to wear crampons and how to handle ...
John was well aware what this climb might mean to his wife ; success and a fuller life , as he saw it , or perhaps irrevocable defeat . He took great pains . He showed her , on nearby snow slopes , how to wear crampons and how to handle ...
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6 - John was soon up : then , Jane , " he called , you come . " Poor Jane ; her feet felt like lead , her heart fluttered like a bird trapped in a net . Bravely she clasped her ice - axe and struck the pick into the ice as John had ...
6 - John was soon up : then , Jane , " he called , you come . " Poor Jane ; her feet felt like lead , her heart fluttered like a bird trapped in a net . Bravely she clasped her ice - axe and struck the pick into the ice as John had ...
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John tried to comfort her , saying that it was nothing to get upset about ; but she was not to be consoled . That night , in the camp , she knew that she had failed utterly . Time passed . Life in the little log - house went on .
John tried to comfort her , saying that it was nothing to get upset about ; but she was not to be consoled . That night , in the camp , she knew that she had failed utterly . Time passed . Life in the little log - house went on .
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