Sheshruggedhershoulderscarelessly。\"WereIafraidofyou，I
wouldnotallowyoutowalkbehindme。Butgrantmeonerequest，willyou？\"
\"Speak，Eliza，andwhateveritmaybe，Iwillcomplywithit。\"
\"Well，then，sir，besokindasnottospeakwithme。Speakingexhaustsusandmakesusabsent—minded。Wehavealongmarchbeforeus，andmustsaveourbreath，anddevoteourwholeattentiontotheroute;foritwillleadusoverthenarrowpathsofthechamois—
hunters，andasinglefalsestepmayhurlusintoanabyss。