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Chapter 9

           Noshouts,nostruggleswillserveyouherewearealonewithEternalNaturegivethemanyouhaveslanderedhistardyrecognition,orelse,asIsaidbeforedownyougo!’Well,tomakemystoryshort,heyielded,andsworetodoasIbadehimwhereuponplacingmyarmroundhimasthoughheweremytendertwin-brother,IledhimsafelyofftheMauvaisPasanddownthekindlierhill,where,whatwiththefrightandtheremainsofvertigo,hefella’weepinggrievously.Wouldyoubelieveit,thatbeforewereachedChamounixwehadbecomethebestfriendsintheworld?Heexplainedhimselfandhisrascallymodesofaction,andInoblyexoneratedhimweexchangedcardsandwhenweparted,thissameauthor’sbug-bearMcWhing,overcomewithsentimentandwhiskytoddy(heisaScotchmanyouknow)sworethatIwasthegrandestfellowintheworld,andthatifeverhecouldservemehewould.Heknewmyprincelytitlebythistime,buthewouldhavegivenmeastillhighername.‘Youarenothicapoetyourself?’hemurmured,leaningonmefondlyasherolledtobed.Itoldhimno.‘Iamsorryvery!’hedeclared,thetearsofwhiskyrisingtohiseyes,‘IfyouhadbeenIwouldhavedoneagreatthingforyouIwouldhaveboomedyoufornothing!’Ilefthimsnoringnobly,andsawhimnomore.ButIthinkhe’llrecognizeme,Geoffrey;I’llgoandlookhimuppersonally.Byallthegods!ifhehadonlyknownWhoheldhimbetweenlifeanddeathupontheMauvaisPas!"

           Istared,puzzled.

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