With a very bad grace he began to clamber up the rocks, reaching at length a ledge some twenty-five feet below the cave.
He went over the brow of the hill and began to clamber down its steep side with the agility and sure-footedness of a mountain goat.
Under any circumstances, it would have been a stiff piece of work to clamberup that way.
From this point we were able to clamber down by the rocks alone for about 300 feet.
Tis he may clamber to a lady's chamber, Or become a member of Parliament.
In case of need, the monks could snatch up the most precious of their treasures, run for the tower, clamber up a ladder to the little door high above the ground, pull the ladder up after them, bar the door and be comparatively safe.
Hiram caught her in the barnyard trying to clamber on the cow's back to ride her about the enclosure.
She found that she could not in safety clamber over the pig-lot fence and catch one of the shoats.
A couple of the horned giants, being close to the bank, now seemed to recover their wits sufficiently to turn and clamber ashore.
The ponderous feet of the front rank sank into the mass of bodies and horns and pitch, stumbled forward, belly deep, and strove to clamber out upon the solid-looking further edge.
Some of the men clamber up on the large springs of the wheels to embrace me, and although the wool of my helmet covers nearly all my face, still I feel something moist on my skin.
I looked then to Christian to see him go up the hill, and then I saw that he had begun to clamber upon his hands and his knees, because of the steepness of the place.
These," said the Shepherds, "are for an example to others to be careful not to clamber too high, or to come too near the brink of this mountain.
At last he came into a lane which led to a farmer's orchard, and as he was preparing to clamber over the fence a large dog seized him by the leg and held him fast.
As the day was fading I began to clamber my way upward into the mountains that rose high in the darkening sky ahead.
He shook it dejectedly and, bidding me go with God and remember there is no drink equal to ponche, set out to clamberhis way back to the village.
He wedged his feet against a stanchion supporting the latter, and as Jim arrived within a few yards of the vessel, the man was again endeavouring to clamber over the rail.
In the dim light they watched him striking out for the shore, and as they followed in the dinghy they saw him clamber on to the mud banks and enter the forest.
It would be his duty to clamber out on one wing and get aboard, carrying a rope by means of which the floating airship could be secured to the water craft.
To clamber aboard at that point was not to be thought of, for an electric light at the crossing made the entire neighborhood as light as day.
Sube saw him cast an inquiring glance at the sky from which the rain was no longer falling, and then clamber into the runabout.
We must clamber over the rocks and get there; and, Dickie darling, even if your foot hurts, you will be brave.
They would clamber on to the island if the tide was high; but it is so terrifying in the dark.
I have scrambled down from the plains many a time, and could clamber up again.
Then, turning to face the wall from which the stinging hail of bullets had come so suddenly, he leaped at it, and in a little while was desperately striving to clamber over it.
It appeared indeed as if he was determined to sacrifice himself, and would actually clamber up to the wall and over it in his eagerness to be killed or to discover the enemy.
Thus we shall have an excuse for hanging on to the boat, and a couple can clamber aboard.
We will find the path, clamber up it, and leave two at the top to watch.
The opening was now sufficiently large, but the two exposed laths running through it did not leave too much space between them for a man of my size to clamber through.
To clamber over them was easy enough; to be seen doing so spelled seven days’ cells.
An hour later they were making their way through a particularly bad stretch of woodland, where the brush was dense in places, and many trees, fallen years upon years ago, forced the scouts to either clamber over, or go around.
One of them managed to get down the little bluff, and helped the almost drowned scout to clamber up.
Papa consented, warning her, however, that she would find it harder work than she imagined to clamber up these steep ascents on her own two small feet.
Just before them was a mass of rock, four or five feet high, which seemed to bar the way; but lifting Bessie as high as he could, Starr set her safely upon the top, then handing her the bananas began to clamber up himself.
With this promise the jarvey was prevailed upon to clamber to his place and drive, with hideous deliberation, to the door of the Lodge.
Often they were obliged to let their boats down steep rapids by ropes, and clamber after them along the slippery precipices.
At every step we had to clamber over fallen trunks of trees, to the injury of our shins, which were almost always bleeding.
At the upper end of the island drifted wood was frequently piled up to such a height, that it was difficult to clamber over it, and among this wood there were generally many otters.
But I was so horribly alone, and even to clamber down into the darkness of the well appalled me.
I had toclamber down a shaft of perhaps two hundred yards.
It may fairly be questioned (if we look to the peril only) whether it was a much more daring feat for Curtius to plunge into the gulf, than for any old gentleman of ninety to doff his clothes and clamber into bed.
If his romance involves an accident upon a cliff, he must clamber in person about the chest of drawers and fall bodily upon the carpet, before his imagination is satisfied.
In furnishing support for vines that clamber over the walls of the house, do not use strips of cloth, as so many do.
The wild grape that is found growing along creeks and rivers in almost all parts of the country is a most excellent vine for covering summer-houses and for planting where it can have trees to clamber over.
The large oven stood on one side furnished with the usual stone stairs, up which the family clamberin the winter months, in order that they may sleep on the top of the fireplace, and thus secure warmth during the night.
They hoped with hatchet and sabre to cut down the timber, and then to clamber over the crumbling earth.
They quickly turned, however, to defend themselves, and this allowed the lieutenant and the gig's crew to clamber on board.
We had just time to clamber up on board, when a sea swamped the boat, which was directly afterwards cut adrift; the helm being then put up, the brig righted, and off she flew before the wind.
