THE LOWER GLACIERE OF THE PRE DE S. LIVRES.
I had intended to walk on from S. Georges to Biere, after returning from
the glaciere last described, and thence, the next morning, to the Pre de
S. Livres, the mountain pasturage of the commune of S. Livres,[18] a
village near Aubonne. But Renaud advised a change of plan, and the
result showed that his advice was good. He said that the _fermier_ of
the Glaciere of S. Livres generally lived in S. Georges, and, if he were
at home, would be the best guide to the glaciere; while the distance
from S. Georges was, if anything, rather less than the distance from
Biere; so that by remaining at the Cavalier for another night the walk
to Biere would be saved, and the possibility of finding no competent
guide there would be evaded. Jules Mignot, the farmer in question, was
at home, and promised to go to the glaciere in the morning, pledging his
word and all that he was worth for the existence and soundness of the
ladders; a matter of considerable importance, for M. Thury had been
unable to reach the ice, as also my sisters, by reason of a failure in
this respect.
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