. Switzerland as described by great writers . eal was quickly prepared and disposed of. For atime, the air behind the Jungfrau and Monk was exceed-ingly dark and threatening, rain was streaming down uponLauterbrunnen, and the skirt of the storm wrapped thesummits of the Jungfrau and the Monk. Southward, how-ever, the sky was clear; and there were such general evi-dences of hope that we were not much disheartened by thelocal burst of ill-temper displayed by the atmosphere to thenorth of us. Like a gust of passion, the clouds clearedaway, and before we went to rest all was sensibly t
. Switzerland as described by great writers . eal was quickly prepared and disposed of. For atime, the air behind the Jungfrau and Monk was exceed-ingly dark and threatening, rain was streaming down uponLauterbrunnen, and the skirt of the storm wrapped thesummits of the Jungfrau and the Monk. Southward, how-ever, the sky was clear; and there were such general evi-dences of hope that we were not much disheartened by thelocal burst of ill-temper displayed by the atmosphere to thenorth of us. Like a gust of passion, the clouds clearedaway, and before we went to rest all was sensibly the air was not transparent, and for a time the starstwinkled through It with a feeble ray. There was no visi-ble turbidity, but a something which cast off half the stellarbrilliancy. The starlight, however, became graduallystronger, not on account of the augmenting darkness, butbecause the air became clarified as the night advanced. Two of our party occupied the upper cave, and theguides took possession of the kitchen, while a third lay in i. < o z H THE JUNGFRAU loi the little grot below. Hips and ribs felt throughout thenight the pressure of the subjacent rock. A single blanket,moreover, though sufficient to keep out the pain of cold,was insufficient to induce the comfort of warmth; so I lay-awake in a neutral condition, neither happy nor unhappy,watching the stars without emotion as they appeared in suc-cession above the mountain-heads. At half-past twelve a rumbling in the kitchen showed theguides to be alert, and soon afterwards Christian Aimer an-nounced that tea was prepared. We rose, consumed acrust and basin each, and at 1:15 A. m., being perfectlyharnessed, we dropped down upon the glacier. The cres-cent moon was in the sky, but for a long time we had towalk in the shadow of the mountains, and therefore re-quired illumination. The bottoms were knocked out oftwo empty bottles, and each of these, inverted, formed akind of lantern which protected from the wind a candl
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