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A Sudden Descent

           ThevalleyoftheColoradowasalreadysunkinshadow,andnightwasfastdrawinghermantleovertheeasternslopesoftheAndes.Thewesternsidewasilluminedbytheraysofthesettingsun,andpeaksandglaciersflashedbackhisgoldenbeamswithdazzlingradiance.Onthesouththeviewwasmagnificent.AcrossthewildvalleyoftheTorbido,abouttwomilesdistant,rosethevolcanoofAntuco.Themountainroaredlikesomeenormousmonster,andvomitedredsmoke,mingledwithtorrentsofsootyflame.Thesurroundingpeaksappearedonfire.Showersofred-hotstones,cloudsofreddishvaporandrocketsoflava,allcombined,presentedtheappearanceofglowingsparklingstreams.Thesplendorofthespectacleincreasedeveryinstantasnightdeepened,andthewholeskybecamelightedupwithadazzlingreflectionoftheblazingcrater,whilethesun,graduallybecomingshornofhissunsetglories,disappearedlikeastarlostinthedistantdarknessofthehorizon.

           PaganelandGlenarvanwouldhaveremainedlongenoughgazingatthesublimestrugglebetweenthefiresofearthandheaven,ifthemorepracticalWilsonhadnotremindedthemofthebusinessonhand.Therewasnowoodtobefound,however,butfortunatelytherockswerecoveredwithapoor,dryspeciesoflichen.Ofthistheymadeanampleprovision,aswellasofaplantcalledLLARETTA,therootofwhichburnstolerablywell.ThispreciouscombustiblewascarriedbacktotheCASUCHAandheapeduponthehearth.Itwasadifficultmattertokindleit,though,andstillmoretokeepitalight.

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