Frank noticed the emphasis, and wondered at it a little. It seemed to imply that he might not choose to do it, and that did not seem very likely. However, possibly the emphasis was unconscious, and his mind did not dwell upon it.
They were now walking along a ledge scarcely more than six feet wide, terminating in a sheer precipice.
"I wonder if accidents often happen here?" suggested Frank.
"Such as what?" sharply interrogated his companion.
"I mean such as slipping over these cliffs."
"Not often, I presume," said Sharpley. "No one who exercises common prudence need fear slipping."
His heart began to beat quicker, for he saw that the moment was approaching in which his fearful work was to be done.
"The dangers of the Alps are very greatly exaggerated," he said, indifferently.
"It looks dangerous," said Frank.