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Chapter 6

           Thishillroseratherabruptlyfromtheheadofthevalley,andwaslikewiseentirelycovered,eventothetop,withtreesexceptononeparticularspotneartheleftshoulder,wherewasabareandrockyplaceofabrokenandsavagecharacter.Beyondthishillwecouldnotsee,andwethereforedirectedourcourseupthebanksoftherivulettowardsthefootofit,intendingtoclimbtothetop,shouldthatbepossibleas,indeed,wehadnodoubtitwas.

           Jack,beingthewisestandboldestamongus,tookthelead,carryingtheaxeonhisshoulder.Peterkin,withhisenormousclub,camesecond,ashesaidheshouldliketobeinapositiontodefendmeifanydangershouldthreaten.Ibroughtuptherear;buthavingbeenmoretakenupwiththewonderfulandcuriousthingsIsawatstartingthanwiththoughtsofpossibledanger,Ihadveryfoolishlyleftmyclubbehindme.Although,asIhavesaid,thetreesandbusheswereveryluxuriant,theywerenotsothicklycrowdedtogetherastohinderourprogressamongthem.Wewereabletowindinandout,andtofollowthebanksofthestreamquiteeasily,although,itistrue,theheightandthicknessofthefoliagepreventedusfromseeingfarahead.Butsometimesajutting-outrockonthehillsidesaffordedusapositionwhencewecouldenjoytheromanticviewandmarkourprogresstowardsthefootofthehill.

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