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ONCE asleep, after her long watch, Beatrice slept profoundly-slept till long after the rescue-party and the two Englishmen had come in.
There could be no question of getting back that night to Kandersteg. Ivor was suffering from frostbite and bruises; and though, with a good deal of help, he had managed to walk part of the way down to the Oeschinen Hotel, he could do no more. Both he and Rob had to be warmed and fed; and for both a good night's rest was the first essential.