"Hooray!" he cried, leaping on the bank; "that idee's jest like yer,
Cap. Hooray! Now, boys, for the bluff!"
Next moment we were straining up the gorge that led to the precipice;
and the next we had reached the highest point, where the cliff, by a
bold projection, butted over the stream. There was a level platform
covered with tufted grass, and upon this we took our stand.