ifso，persevereasbefore，andinabouttenminutesasinglesheepwillbeseeneyeingtheoppositebank，andevidentlymeditatinganattempttogainit。Pauseamomentthatyouinterruptnotaconsummationsodevoutlytobewished;thesheepboundsforwardwiththreeorfourjumpsintomidstream，iscarrieddown，andthenceontotheoppositebank;
immediatelythatonesheephasentered，letonemangetintotheriverbelowthem，andsplashwaterupatthemtokeepthemfromworkinglowerandlowerdownthestreamandgettingintoabadplace;letanotherbebringinguptheremainderofthemob，sothattheymayhavecomeupbeforethewholeoftheleadingbodyareover;ifthisbedonetheywillcrossinastringoftheirownaccord，andtherewillbenomoretroublefromthemomentwhenthefirstsheepenteredthewater。
Ifthesheepareobstinateandwillnottakethewater，itisagoodplantohauloneortwooverfirst，pullingthemthroughbythenearhindleg;thesewilloftenenticetheothers，orafewlambswillencouragetheirmotherstocomeovertothem，unlessindeedtheyimmediatelyswimbacktotheirmothers：thefirstwastheplanweadopted。
AsIsaid，oursheepweregotacrossthefirsttwostreamswithoutmuchdifficulty;thentheybecamecompletelysilly。Theawfulwind，sohighthatwecouldscarcelyhearourselvestalk，theblindingsand，thecoldglacierwater，renderedmorechillingbythestrongwind，which，contrarytocustom，wasverycold，allcombinedtomakethemquitestupid;thelittlelambsstuckuptheirbacksandshuttheireyesandlookedveryshakyontheirlegs，whilethebiggeronesandtheeweswoulddonothingbutturnroundandstareatus。Ourdogsknocked-upcompletely，andweourselvesweresomewhattiredandhungry，partlyfromnight-watchingandpartlyfromhavingfastedsinceearlydawn，whereasitwasnowfouro’clock。Stillwemustgetthesheepoversomehow，foraheavyfreshwasevidentlyabouttocomedown;theriverwasyetlow，andcouldwegetthemoverbeforedarktheywouldbeathome。Irodehometofetchassistanceandfood;thesearriving，byourunitedeffortswegotthemovereverystream，savethelast，beforeeighto’clock，andthenitbecamequitedark，andweleftthem。Thewindchangedfromverycoldtoveryhot——itliterallyblewhotandcoldinthesamebreath。
Raincamedownintorrents，sixclapsofthunder（thunderisveryrarehere）followedinsuccessionaboutmidnight，andveryuneasyweallwere。Nextmorning，beforedaybreak，wewerebytheriverside;thefreshhadcomedown，andwecrossedovertothesheepwithdifficulty，findingthemuptotheirbelliesinwaterhuddledupinamobtogether。