Ingomar had never seen him so strangely emotional before.
“Brother Ingomar,” he said, “I’m going to hope and to trust.”
“And so am I, brother Curtis.”
Then, hand in hand, on that brilliant peak they stood together in silence.
CHAPTER VI
“GOOD-BYE, BOYS. IT WON’T BE FOR LONG”
And what a scene it was too.
Down below to the left was the still slumbering camp; the middle distance was the eternal snow guarded by its hills, then came the sea-beach, shingly now. They could even see their ships, next the dark blue sea dotted or flecked with the white bergs big and small.
But on that sea-beach, when they drew it a little nearer by means of their telescopes, what a scene of life and love and happiness!
The denizens of air and sea were all awake and busy. They could see seals diving and swimming or basking in the sun, flocks of bright-winged gulls, and penguins bustling about in every direction.
There was nothing but joy yonder. No attempt to solve the infinite, or pluck from Heaven its greatest secrets.