The cable didn't vibrate with that odd tone any more, and Lloyd became worried for Boyce. Within his heart he egged him on and he prayed that God would grant him strength to make it the rest of the way.
He was relieved to see Boyce continue to pull himself along and after a short while made it across.
Lloyd watched Boyce drop to the ground and not move for what seemed like several minutes, until he sat up and took the pack off.
He waved to Lloyd from across the river and Lloyd waved back.
He watched the cable vibrating, more now than before with the buzzing evening-out into a low tone. He stepped up on the anchoring rock and looked at the wedge that held the cable in the rock, and it was moving about a little.
He waved over to Boyce and pointed to the anchoring and Boyce went to the anchoring on his side, looked at it and pulled at it. He then waved to Lloyd to make his way across.
Lloyd was unsure of the crossing. The anchoring on this side seemed very weak but he had no choice but to go over.
Once he grabbed the cable it lost its bass-tone hum. He didn't ease himself along, however,
seeing the wedge showing itself more and more.
He began to wish that they had a rope that Boyce would've strung across to strengthen it for his crossing.