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On
discussing
the
situation
,
we
determined
that
our
best
course
was
to
continue
to
coast
round
the
plateau
in
the
hope
of
finding
some
other
means
of
reaching
the
top
.
The
line
of
cliffs
,
which
had
decreased
considerably
in
height
,
had
already
begun
to
trend
from
west
to
north
,
and
if
we
could
take
this
as
representing
the
arc
of
a
circle
,
the
whole
circumference
could
not
be
very
great
.
At
the
worst
,
then
,
we
should
be
back
in
a
few
days
at
our
starting-point
.
We
made
a
march
that
day
which
totaled
some
two-and-twenty
miles
,
without
any
change
in
our
prospects
.
I
may
mention
that
our
aneroid
shows
us
that
in
the
continual
incline
which
we
have
ascended
since
we
abandoned
our
canoes
we
have
risen
to
no
less
than
three
thousand
feet
above
sea-level
.
Hence
there
is
a
considerable
change
both
in
the
temperature
and
in
the
vegetation
.
We
have
shaken
off
some
of
that
horrible
insect
life
which
is
the
bane
of
tropical
travel
.
A
few
palms
still
survive
,
and
many
tree-ferns
,
but
the
Amazonian
trees
have
been
all
left
behind
.
It
was
pleasant
to
see
the
convolvulus
,
the
passion-flower
,
and
the
begonia
,
all
reminding
me
of
home
,
here
among
these
inhospitable
rocks
.
There
was
a
red
begonia
just
the
same
color
as
one
that
is
kept
in
a
pot
in
the
window
of
a
certain
villa
in
Streatham
--
but
I
am
drifting
into
private
reminiscence
.
That
night
--
I
am
still
speaking
of
the
first
day
of
our
circumnavigation
of
the
plateau
--
a
great
experience
awaited
us
,
and
one
which
for
ever
set
at
rest
any
doubt
which
we
could
have
had
as
to
the
wonders
so
near
us
.
You
will
realize
as
you
read
it
,
my
dear
Mr.
McArdle
,
and
possibly
for
the
first
time
that
the
paper
has
not
sent
me
on
a
wild-goose
chase
,
and
that
there
is
inconceivably
fine
copy
waiting
for
the
world
whenever
we
have
the
Professor
's
leave
to
make
use
of
it
.
I
shall
not
dare
to
publish
these
articles
unless
I
can
bring
back
my
proofs
to
England
,
or
I
shall
be
hailed
as
the
journalistic
Munchausen
of
all
time
.
I
have
no
doubt
that
you
feel
the
same
way
yourself
,
and
that
you
would
not
care
to
stake
the
whole
credit
of
the
Gazette
upon
this
adventure
until
we
can
meet
the
chorus
of
criticism
and
scepticism
which
such
articles
must
of
necessity
elicit
.
So
this
wonderful
incident
,
which
would
make
such
a
headline
for
the
old
paper
,
must
still
wait
its
turn
in
the
editorial
drawer
.
And
yet
it
was
all
over
in
a
flash
,
and
there
was
no
sequel
to
it
,
save
in
our
own
convictions
.
What
occurred
was
this
.
Lord
John
had
shot
an
ajouti
--
which
is
a
small
,
pig-like
animal
--
and
,
half
of
it
having
been
given
to
the
Indians
,
we
were
cooking
the
other
half
upon
our
fire
.
There
is
a
chill
in
the
air
after
dark
,
and
we
had
all
drawn
close
to
the
blaze
.
The
night
was
moonless
,
but
there
were
some
stars
,
and
one
could
see
for
a
little
distance
across
the
plain
.
Well
,
suddenly
out
of
the
darkness
,
out
of
the
night
,
there
swooped
something
with
a
swish
like
an
aeroplane
.
The
whole
group
of
us
were
covered
for
an
instant
by
a
canopy
of
leathery
wings
,
and
I
had
a
momentary
vision
of
a
long
,
snake-like
neck
,
a
fierce
,
red
,
greedy
eye
,
and
a
great
snapping
beak
,
filled
,
to
my
amazement
,
with
little
,
gleaming
teeth
.
The
next
instant
it
was
gone
--
and
so
was
our
dinner
.
A
huge
black
shadow
,
twenty
feet
across
,
skimmed
up
into
the
air
;
for
an
instant
the
monster
wings
blotted
out
the
stars
,
and
then
it
vanished
over
the
brow
of
the
cliff
above
us
.
We
all
sat
in
amazed
silence
round
the
fire
,
like
the
heroes
of
Virgil
when
the
Harpies
came
down
upon
them
.
It
was
Summerlee
who
was
the
first
to
speak
.
"
Professor
Challenger
,
"
said
he
,
in
a
solemn
voice
,
which
quavered
with
emotion
,
"
I
owe
you
an
apology
.
Sir
,
I
am
very
much
in
the
wrong
,
and
I
beg
that
you
will
forget
what
is
past
.
"
It
was
handsomely
said
,
and
the
two
men
for
the
first
time
shook
hands
.
So
much
we
have
gained
by
this
clear
vision
of
our
first
pterodactyl
.
It
was
worth
a
stolen
supper
to
bring
two
such
men
together
.
