-shies, , , , clumsystonehammers; buttheirskullsweresohardthatthehammersbouncedoffagain, , , theirheadswerebelowtheedgeofthegorge, sothatyousawthemnomore; butJillcouldhearthemhowlingandblubberingandboo-booinglikegreatbabiesevenaftertheplacewasamilebehind.
Thatnighttheybivouackedonthebaremoor, andPuddleglumshowedthechildrenhowtomakethebestoftheirblanketsbysleepingbacktoback.(Thebackskeepeachotherwarmandyoucanthenhavebothblanketsontop.) Butitwaschillyevenso, -wiggletoldthemtheywouldfeelmorecomfortableifonlytheythoughthowverymuchcolderitwouldbelateronandfarthernorth; butthisdidn'tcheerthemupatall.
TheytravelledacrossEttinsmoorformanydays, savingthebaconandlivingchieflyonthemoor-fowl (theywerenot, ofcourse, talkingbirds) ; , , inbooks, peopleliveonwhattheyshoot, itnevertellsyouwhatalong, smelly, messyjobitispluckingandcleaningdeadbirds, , butheonlyroaredwithlaughterandstumpedawayabouthisownbusiness.
Aboutthetenthday, , steepslopeintoadifferent, andgrimmer, : beyondthese, acountryofhighmountains, darkprecipices, stonyvalleys, ravinessodeepandnarrowthatonecouldnotseefarintothem, , itwasPuddleglumwhopointedoutasprinklingofsnowonthemoredistantslopes.
“Butthere'llbemoreonthenorthsideofthem, Ishouldn'twonder, ” headded.
Ittookthemsometimetoreachthefootoftheslopeand, whentheydid, , anditwasgreenandsunless, .
“Thebrightsideofitis, ” saidPuddleglum, “thatifwebreakournecksgettingdownthecliff, thenwe'resafefrombeingdrownedintheriver.”
