while I was yet asleep, and after going up it for three or four miles, had seen that it was impossible to
go farther. I had long ago discovered that he was a great liar, so I was bent on going up myself; in brief,
I did so; so far from being impossible, it was quite easy travelling; and after five or six miles I saw a saddle
at the end of it, which, though covered deep in snow, was not glaciered, and which did verily appear to
be part of the main range itself. No words can express the intensity of my delight. My blood was all on
fire with hope and elation; but on looking round for Chowbok, who was behind me, I saw to my surprise
and anger that he had turned back, and was going down the valley as hard as he could. He had left
me.