'Mother, I hear the sea; you have lost the way.'
'I know my course.'
'There is no path here.'
'I know it; paths lead to men and their homes—to firesides and warm beds.'
'We are on the cliff.'
'I came to the cliff.'
'We are drawing to the edge!'
'I know it: we are at the very brow.'
'But what if we fall over?'