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mitted to set foot upon one of these summits? Will it be
soon? Or have we long to wait? We know not: but we
have found a starting-point for further attempts which is a
stage higher than any used before. Here the path does not
end abruptly in a rocky wall; the first steps that we can see
form a gentle ascent, and amongst the rocks there are tracks
leading upwards. There is no lack of eager and practised
explorers: how can we feel otherwise than hopeful of the
success of future attempts?