Lichstorm from here?"

Corpang looked away to the distant range. "I don't know, but unless
a miracle happens we shan't get there tonight."

"I have a feeling," said Maskull, "that we shall not only get there
tonight, but that tonight will be the most important in my life."

And he sat down passively to rest.



Chapter 18

HAUNTE

While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his
arms. He had lost his staff. His face was inflamed with suppressed
impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness. At last he
stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him. "What do
you intend to do?"

Maskull glanced up and idly waved his hand toward the distant
mountains. "Since we can't walk, we must wait."

"For what?"

"I don't know... How's this, though? Those peaks have changed
colour, from red to green."