“And this ledge goes right along?”
“Just as it has run by the side of the lake, herr. A little narrower sometimes.”
“But you say the gorge—the crack—gets narrower directly.”
“Oh yes—much, herr. It is never so wide as this.”
“But the water: is there room for it?”
“The crack or split in the rocks must be very deep down, for all the water from the lake runs through here, and it’s quite a big river on the other side.”
“And what other way is there, Melchior?” asked Saxe.
“The way we came.”
“No other?”
The guide shook his head.