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I
have
said
that
a
thick
fringe
of
green
overhung
the
edge
of
the
cliff
.
Out
of
this
there
had
emerged
a
black
,
glistening
object
.
As
it
came
slowly
forth
and
overhung
the
chasm
,
we
saw
that
it
was
a
very
large
snake
with
a
peculiar
flat
,
spade-like
head
.
It
wavered
and
quivered
above
us
for
a
minute
,
the
morning
sun
gleaming
upon
its
sleek
,
sinuous
coils
.
Then
it
slowly
drew
inwards
and
disappeared
.
Summerlee
had
been
so
interested
that
he
had
stood
unresisting
while
Challenger
tilted
his
head
into
the
air
.
Now
he
shook
his
colleague
off
and
came
back
to
his
dignity
.
"
I
should
be
glad
,
Professor
Challenger
,
"
said
he
,
"
if
you
could
see
your
way
to
make
any
remarks
which
may
occur
to
you
without
seizing
me
by
the
chin
.
Even
the
appearance
of
a
very
ordinary
rock
python
does
not
appear
to
justify
such
a
liberty
.
"
"
But
there
is
life
upon
the
plateau
all
the
same
,
"
his
colleague
replied
in
triumph
.
"
And
now
,
having
demonstrated
this
important
conclusion
so
that
it
is
clear
to
anyone
,
however
prejudiced
or
obtuse
,
I
am
of
opinion
that
we
can
not
do
better
than
break
up
our
camp
and
travel
to
westward
until
we
find
some
means
of
ascent
.
"
The
ground
at
the
foot
of
the
cliff
was
rocky
and
broken
so
that
the
going
was
slow
and
difficult
.
Suddenly
we
came
,
however
,
upon
something
which
cheered
our
hearts
.
It
was
the
site
of
an
old
encampment
,
with
several
empty
Chicago
meat
tins
,
a
bottle
labeled
"
Brandy
,
"
a
broken
tin-opener
,
and
a
quantity
of
other
travelers
'
debris
.
A
crumpled
,
disintegrated
newspaper
revealed
itself
as
the
Chicago
Democrat
,
though
the
date
had
been
obliterated
.
"
Not
mine
,
"
said
Challenger
.
"
It
must
be
Maple
White
's
.
"
Lord
John
had
been
gazing
curiously
at
a
great
tree-fern
which
overshadowed
the
encampment
.
"
I
say
,
look
at
this
,
"
said
he
.
"
I
believe
it
is
meant
for
a
sign-post
.
"
A
slip
of
hard
wood
had
been
nailed
to
the
tree
in
such
a
way
as
to
point
to
the
westward
.
"
Most
certainly
a
sign-post
,
"
said
Challenger
.
"
What
else
?
Finding
himself
upon
a
dangerous
errand
,
our
pioneer
has
left
this
sign
so
that
any
party
which
follows
him
may
know
the
way
he
has
taken
.
Perhaps
we
shall
come
upon
some
other
indications
as
we
proceed
.
"
