ABSTRACT
It was now that the solitary observations and rambles in which Catherine had occasionally engaged, were brought into use. She had found a path at the bottom of the declivity, little frequented indeed, but which ran round a part of the mountain on level ground, and which it was to be presumed led to some practicable route. Other sheep-tracks there were insufficient numbers, which seemed promising in the beginning, but which speedily lost themselves, and only served to mislead the person who should venture on them. We descended the rock with wary and cautious steps, aware of the point we were desirous to / reach. We came to the path of which we were in search. This presently divided into two, the one continuing along the roots of the mountain, the other diverging into the open country. We pursued the last. Our object being to place our followers, if followers we had, at fault, we adopted in preference the direction which it might seem beforehand the least likely we should have adopted.
