The next moment the full weight of her body swung from it , for at her first movement the soil beneath her slipped away . Alan 's heart sickened ; what if she went with it ? Could she cling to the rope while he drew her up ? Then he saw she was still safe on the sloping shelf . Carefully and painfully she drew herself to her knees and , dinging to the rope , crept up the rock hand over hand . When she came within his reach he grasped her arms and lifted her up into safety beside him . `` Thank God , '' he said , with whiter lips than her own . For a few moments Lynde sat silent on the sod , exhausted with fright and exertion , while her dog fawned on her in an ecstasy of joy . Finally she looked up into Alan 's anxious face and their eyes met . It was something more than the physical reaction that suddenly flushed the girl 's cheeks . She sprang lithely to her feet . `` Can you walk back home ? '' Alan asked . `` Oh , yes , I am all right now . It was very foolish of me to get into such a predicament . Father and Emily went down the lake in the yacht this afternoon and I started out for a ramble . When I came here I saw some junebells growing right out on the ledge and I crept out to gather them . I should have known better . It broke away under me and the more I tried to scramble back the faster it slid down , carrying me with it . I thought it would go right over the brink '' -- she gave a little involuntary shudder -- `` but just at the very edge it stopped .
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