\"It’sgoingtobedarkprettysoon，\"saidLeneliatlast，tryinghardtoconcealthetrembleinhervoice，\"andwearegoingupinsteadofdown。Seppi，doyousupposethereareanybearsandwolvesabouthere？\"
\"Maybe，\"saidSeppi，andtherewasalittlecatchinhisthroat，too。\"Butthen，\"headded，tryinghardtolookonthebrightsideofthings，\"ifthereare，they’dbemuchmorelikelytoeatthegoats。Idon’tbelievetheycaremuchabouteatingpeople。\"
\"Well，anyway，iftheydo，\"quaveredLeneli，\"Ihopethey’llbeginwithNanni。\"
Theafternoonwaned；theshadowsgrewlongerandlonger，andtheywirejustmakinguptheirmindsthattheymustsoonliedownamongthegoatsbesidethetrailandwaitformorning，whenaturninthepathbroughtthemoutonaspurofthemountainwheretheycouldlookformilesacrossadeepvalleytowardsthewest。
Onthefartherside，rangeafterrangeofsnow-cappedpeaksgavebackthegoldengloryofthesunset，andfromsomewherecamethesoundofanAlpinehornplayingthefirstfewnotesofthehymn\"PraiseYetheLord。\"