Full text: From the Alps to the Andes

  
36 FROM THE ALPS TO THE ANDES 
some of my comrades, and how the latter had 
succumbed on the way, overpowered by the 
cold. It had seemed as if I should have to 
abandon them to certain death, but all at 
once it occurred to me to belabour them 
soundly, and a most efficacious remedy this 
proved! My companions felt their circula- 
tion restored, to say nothing of their tempers, 
loaded me with reproaches, but resumed 
their march, and I was happy at having 
averted, at whatever cost, a certain disaster. 
I did as much now for my patron who was 
immediately on his feet, felt the blood 
coursing through his veins, heaped a torrent 
of abuse on me, saying that I had ceased to 
act as his guide, and threatened to report 
me for ill-treatment. But we pursued our 
way without further incident and reached 
Zermatt about eleven o’clock at night, or 
rather my employer arrived there first, for 
I did not see him again till the next 
morning. 
The other two expeditions that we had left 
behind had not yet arrived. Back at the hotel, 
I began to feel bad times were probably in 
store for me; indeed, it was difficult not to 
feel much apprehension as to the conse- 
quences of my conduct. Harly the next 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
	        
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