![]() ![]() ![]() Two of the men had had mountain-climbing experience, but that had been with proper equipment and unencumbered by two complete amateurs. None of the four fell into that classification. The climb was not an easy one, would not have been for a professional athlete. The alternative was ghastly, under the circumstances. Each knew that it would have to be tonight-or possibly never. The figure they were pursuing soon was lost to their view, but each had seen the limping gait with which he ran. ![]() They hurried, the four of them keeping their eyes focused on the fortress-like walls above them as they scrambled upward. But it will be up by the time we reach the castle. When the sun rises, you mean, the second Englishman corrected.Īye, when the sun rises. Only a little way now-then he is ours! the lead man urged. The figure they pursued would have understood the language too, had he heard the Englishman’s words, but he did not. All were foreigners themselves three, including the girl, were British and the fourth a Dutchman. The shout, in English, sounded foreign in this land, but the other three understood it. On the great stone structure capping the highest pinnacle, a lone running figure was now silhouetted against the pale moon. He halted his climb just long enough to be sure that the three others in his party had seen the direction of his stabbing index finger. ![]() The man who had called out pointed up the craggy hillside. The shout that echoed through the still air of the pre-dawn night was one of encouragement and warning. ![]()
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