Aftertwohours’perilousexertionswestooduponthesummitofanotherridge，anditwaswithdifficultyIcouldbringmyselftobelievethatwehadeverpenetratedtheblackandyawningchasmwhichthengapedatourfeet。Againwegazedupontheprospectwhichtheheightcommanded，butitwasjustasdepressingastheonewhichhadbeforemetoureyes。Inowfeltthatinourpresentsituationitwasinvainforustothinkofeverovercomingtheobstaclesinourway，andIgaveupallthoughtsofreachingthevalewhichlaybeyondthisseriesofimpediments；whileatthesametimeIcouldnotdeviseanyschemetoextricateourselvesfromthedifficultiesinwhichwewereinvolved。
　　TheremotestideaofreturningtoNukuhevaunlessassuredofourvessel’sdeparture，neveronceenteredmymind，andindeeditwasquestionablewhetherwecouldhavesucceededinreachingit，dividedaswewerefromthebaybyadistancewecouldnotcompute，andperplexedtooinourremembranceoflocalitiesbyourrecentwanderings。Besides，itwasunendurablethethoughtofretracingourstepsandrenderingallourpainfulexertionsofnoavail。
　　Thereisscarcelyanythingwhenamanisindifficultiesthatheismoredisposedtolookuponwithabhorrencethanaright-aboutretrogrademovement-asystematicgoingoverofthealreadytroddenground:andespeciallyifhehasaloveofadventure，suchacourseappearsindescribablyrepulsive，solongasthereremainstheleasthopetobederivedfrombravinguntrieddifficulties。
　　Itwasthisfeelingthatpromptedustodescendtheoppositesideoftheelevationwehadjustscaled，althoughwithwhatdefiniteobjectinviewitwouldhavebeenimpossibleforeitherofustotell。
　　Withoutexchangingasyllableuponthesubject，Tobyandmyselfsimultaneouslyrenouncedthedesignwhichhadluredusthusfar-
　　perceivingineachother’scountenancesthatdespondingexpressionwhichspeaksmoreeloquentlythanwords。
　　Togetherwestoodtowardsthecloseofthiswearydayinthecavityofthethirdgorgewehadentered，whollyincapacitatedforanyfurtherexertion，untilrestoredtosomedegreeofstrengthbyfoodandrepose。
　　Weseatedourselvesupontheleastuncomfortablespotwecouldselect，andTobyproducedfromthebosomofhisfrockthesacredpackage。Insilencewepartookofthesmallmorselofrefreshmentthathadbeenleftfromthemorning’srepast，andwithoutonceproposingtoviolatethesanctityofourengagementwithrespecttotheremainder，werosetoourfeet，andproceededtoconstructsomesortofshelterunderwhichwemightobtainthesleepwesogreatlyneeded。
　　Fortunatelythespotwasbetteradaptedtoourpurposethantheoneinwhichwehadpassedthelastwretchednight。Weclearedawaythetallreedsfromasmallbutalmostlevelbitofground，andtwistedthemintoalowbasket-likehut，whichwecoveredwithaprofusionoflongthickleaves，gatheredfromatreenearathand。
　　Wedisposedthemthicklyallaround，reservingonlyaslightopeningthatbarelypermittedustocrawlundertheshelterwehadthusobtained。
　　Thesedeeprecesses，thoughprotectedfromthewindsthatassailthesummitsoftheirloftysides，aredampandchilltoadegreethatonewouldhardlyanticipateinsuchaclimate；andbeingunprovidedwithanythingbutourwoollenfrocksandthinducktrouserstoresistthecoldoftheplace，wewerethemoresolicitoustorenderourhabitationforthenightascomfortableaswecould。
　　Accordingly，inadditiontowhatwehadalreadydone，wepluckeddownalltheleaveswithinourreachandthrewtheminaheapoverourlittlehut，intowhichwenowcrept，rakingafterusareservedsupplytoformourcouch。
　　ThatnightnothingbutthepainIsufferedpreventedmefromsleepingmostrefreshingly。Asitwas，Icaughttwoorthreenaps，whileTobysleptawayatmysideassoundlyasthoughhehadbeensandwichedbetweentwoHollandsheets。Luckilyitdidnotrain，andwewerepreservedfromthemiserywhichaheavyshowerwouldhaveoccasionedus。
　　InthemorningIwasawakenedbythesonorousvoiceofmycompanionringinginmyearsandbiddingmerise。Icrawledoutfromourheapofleaves，andwasastonishedatthechangewhichagoodnight’sresthadwroughtinhisappearance。Hewasasblitheandjoyousasayoungbird，andwasstayingthekeennessofhismorning’sappetitebychewingthesoftbarkofadelicatebranchheheldinhishand，andherecommendedtheliketome，asanadmirableantidoteagainstthegnawingsofhunger。
　　Formyownpart，thoughfeelingmateriallybetterthanIhaddonetheprecedingevening，Icouldnotlookatthelimbthathadpainedmesoviolentlyatintervalsduringthelasttwenty-fourhours，withoutexperiencingasenseofalarmthatIstroveinvaintoshakeoff。Unwillingtodisturbtheflowofmycomrade’sspirits，I
　　managedtostiflethecomplaintstowhichImightotherwisehavegivenvent，andcallinguponhimgood-humouredlytospeedourbanquet，I
　　preparedmyselfforitbywashinginthestream。Thisoperationconcluded，weswallowed，orratherabsorbed，byapeculiarkindofslowsuckingprocess，ourrespectivemorselsofnourishment，andthenenteredintoadiscussionastothestepsitwasnecessaryforustopursue。
　　“What’stobedonenow？“inquiredI，ratherdolefully。
　　“Descendintothatsamevalleywedescriedyesterday，“rejoinedToby，witharapidityandloudnessofutterancethatalmostledmetosuspecthehadbeenslylydevouringthebroadsideofanoxinsomeoftheadjoiningthickets。“Whatelse，“hecontinued，“remainsforustodobutthat，tobesure？Why，weshallbothstarve，toacertainty，ifweremainhere；andastoyourfearsofthoseTypees-
　　dependuponit，itisallnonsense。Itisimpossiblethattheinhabitantsofsuchalovelyplaceaswesawcanbeanythingelsebutgoodfellows；andifyouchooserathertoperishwithhungerinoneofthesesoppycaverns，Iforoneprefertochanceabolddescentintothevalley，andrisktheconsequences。“
　　“Andwhoistopilotusthither，“Iasked，“evenifweshoulddecideuponthemeasureyoupropose？Arewetogoagainupanddownthoseprecipicesthatwecrossedyesterday，untilwereachtheplacewestartedfrom，andthentakeaflyingleapfromthecliffstothevalley？“
　　“’Faith，Ididn’tthinkofthat，“saidToby；“sureenough，bothsidesofthevalleyappearedtobehemmedinbyprecipices，didn’tthey？“
　　“Yes，“answeredI；“assteepasthesidesofaline-of-battleship，andaboutahundredtimesashigh。“Mycompanionsankhisheaduponhisbreast，andremainedforawhileindeepthought。Suddenlyhesprangtohisfeet，whilehiseyeslightedupwiththatgleamofintelligencethatmarksthepresenceofsomebrightidea。
　　“Yes，yes，“heexclaimed；“thestreamsallruninthesamedirection，andmustnecessarilyflowintothevalleybeforetheyreachthesea；allwehavetodoisjusttofollowthisstream，andsoonerorlater，itwillleadusintothevale。“
　　“Youareright，Toby，“Iexclaimed，“youareright；itconductusthither，andquickly，too；for，seewithwhatasteepinclinationthewaterdescends。“
　　“Itdoes，indeed，“burstforthmycompanion，overjoyedatmyverificationofhistheory，“itdoes，indeed；why，itisasplainasapike-staff。Letusproceedatonce；come，throwawayallthosestupidideasabouttheTypees，andhurrahforthelovelyvalleyoftheHappars！“
　　“YouwillhaveittobeHappar，Isee，mydearfellow；prayHeaven，youmaynotfindyourselfdeceived，“observedI，withashakeofmyhead。
　　“Amentoallthat，andmuchmore，“shoutedToby，rushingforward；“butHapparitis，fornothingelsethanHapparcanitbe。Sogloriousavalley-suchforestsofbread-fruittrees-suchgrovesofcocoa-nut-suchwildernessesofguava-bushes！Ah，shipmate！don’tlingerbehind:inthenameofalldelightfulfruits，Iamdyingtobeatthem。Comeon，comeon；shoveahead，there’salivelylad；nevermindtherocks；kickthemoutoftheway，asIdo；andto-morrow，oldfellow，takemywordforit，weshallbeinclover。Comeon“；
　　andsosaying，hedashedalongtheravinelikeamadman，forgettingmyinabilitytokeepupwithhim。Inafewminutes，however，theexuberanceofhisspiritsabated，and，pausingforawhile，hepermittedmetoovertakehim。
　　THEfearlessconfidenceofTobywascontagious，andIbegantoadopttheHapparsideofthequestion。Icouldnot，however，overcomeacertainfeelingoftrepidation，aswemadeourwayalongthesegloomysolitudes。Ourprogress，atfirstcomparativelyeasy，becamemoreandmoredifficult。Thebedofthewatercoursewascoveredwithfragmentsofbrokenrocks，whichhadfallenfromabove，offeringsomanyobstructionstothecourseoftherapidstream，whichvexedandfrettedaboutthem，-formingatintervalssmallwaterfalls，pouringoverintodeepbasins，orsplashingwildlyuponheapsofstones。
　　Fromthenarrownessofthegorge，andthesteepnessofitssides，therewasnomodeofadvancingbutbywadingthroughthewater；
　　stumblingeverymomentovertheimpedimentswhichlayhiddenunderitssurface，ortrippingagainstthehugerootsoftrees。Butthemostannoyinghindranceweencounteredwasfromamultitudeofcrookedboughs，which，shootingoutalmosthorizontallyfromthesidesofthechasm，twistedthemselvestogetherinfantasticmassesalmosttothesurfaceofthestream，affordingusnopassageexceptunderthelowarcheswhichtheyformed。Underthesewewereobligedtocrawlonourhandsandfeet，slidingalongtheoozysurfaceoftherocks，orslippingintothedeeppools，andwithscarcelightenoughtoguideus。Occasionallywewouldstrikeourheadsagainstsomeprojectinglimbofatree；andwhileimprudentlyengagedinrubbingtheinjuredpart，wouldfallsprawlingamongstflintyfragments，cuttingandbruisingourselves，whilsttheunpityingwatersflowedoverourprostratebodies。Belzoni，worminghimselfthroughthesubterraneanpassagesoftheEgyptiancatacombs，couldnothavemetwithgreaterimpedimentsthanthosewehereencountered。Butwestruggledagainstthemmanfully，wellknowingouronlyhopelayinadvancing。
　　Towardssunsetwehaltedataspotwherewemadepreparationsforpassingthenight。Hereweconstructedahut，inmuchthesamewayasbefore，andcrawlingintoit，endeavouredtoforgetoursufferings。