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"Clare! Just let the skis run across the ice! Don't fight it called Bruno over his shoulder They were skiing in a different place from yesterday and Clare was not enjoying it. It was quite a bit steeper and there was too much ice. Every time Clare tried to ski over it, she lost control. She felt like a beginner all over again. She fell on one particularly large area of ice and found t herself sliding head first down the mountain. Both her skis had come off. Swing your legs round, shouted Bruno. Use your feet to stop yourself. She managed to stop when it became less steep, but lay there for a moment without moving. Looking up the mountain, she saw Bruno skiing down and carrying her skis, You OK?" he asked. "That was quite a long fall Yes, I'm fine," she replied standing up slowly, Bruno helped her put her skis OR again. Let's not bother with this slope again. I don't want to kill myself just yet. OK. We'll ski to the restaurant down there and have a drink. Then we'll go on some nice gentle slopes. Follow behind me.' Clare followed carefully behind Bruno. I've never liked ice," said Clare. They were sitting at a table outside the restaurant. Nobody does. But you get used to it, replied Bruno.
Clare wasn't sure, but she thought that Bruno wasn't quite as open and friendly with her as he had been yesterday. Hed thanked her again for the previous evening and said what a good time he'd had, but somehow she fe he was more distant today. She hoped that what she was about to say was not going to cause a problem. I'd like ski on that run that goes the bottom of to the Matterhorn. We did it yesterday, d you remember? want to remind myself of where asked Clare grandfather died. Fine," said Bruno, "but we'll have to go now We have to go up on the cable car in order to get over to it. And that takes a bit of time. Clare waited to see if he would mention her grandfather Then she realised that, like the rest of the village, he knew who she was, Did you know that the man they got out of the glacier this week was my grandfather?" asked Clare. Yes, of course." He smiled at her. "Everybody knows. It's not something that happens every day, you know. And you were identified as the granddaughter by the locals, probably from the minute you arrived Why didn't you say something to me?' she asked Why should I? If you wanted to talk about it, you would. So I assumed you didn't want to until now, that If you're so clever, you can tell me what I'm going to ask next then," said Clare, lightly You're going to ask me if I know anything about your grandfather's accident, aren't you?' Yes, Do you?" she asked.
not very much," he replied carefully. And do you know Ulrich Grunwalder? He nodded. Do you think you could arrange for me to talk to him? I really would like to find out what he remembers. I met him f briefly a couple of days ago, and I got the feeling he recognised the name of Edward Crowe. But I didn't have time to ask him any details. Clare crossed her fingers h secretly, hoping that Bruno would agree. "I don't know if he'll remember very much, he's a very old man now. But I can find out," said Bruno standing up. Now, come on, let's get on the cable car that is if you really want to ski the Matterhorn run. "Yes, I do, honestly,' said Clare with a smile. "It wasn't s just a way of introducing Edward Crowe into the l conversation. About half an hour later they stood in the shadow of the Matterhorn. Bruno pointed out the hut which the climbers stayed in overnight before setting out to climb to the top of h the mountain in the early mornings. "You can walk up to there quite easily in the summer, said Bruno. "Look, there's the path Can you see the rope at l the side?' Bruno stood behind her and pointed. D'you think Grandpa Edward stayed in that hut in 1924? Possibly," replied Bruno. "It was certainly there then Bruno looked up at the magnificent mountain. What are you thinking?" asked Clare Just what a magical mountain it is. It must be one of the most photographed places in the world you see it on every box of Swiss chocolates, and on every souvenir from Zermatt, but I never tire of looking at it. Clare. How many times have you climbed it?' asked top. And a About twenty, twenty-five, I guess to the almost few unsuccessful climbs too.' Bruno paused. looks a friendly mountain in this light, doesn't it?" Mmmm," replied Clare. He had put his arms around her from behind It isn't. It can be a very cruel place sometimes. Come on," he said suddenly, 'Let's go. It's getting late. We don't want to miss the last lift down to the village. The electric taxi stopped outside her hotel. She got out stiffly. Her left side felt painful as a result of the fall. Bruno leaned out of the window. I'll ring you later when I've talked to him, he said. Clare didn't need to ask who "him' was. She was just pleased that he'd remembered without her having to ask him again "That'll be great," she said. "Thanks. She put her skis away in the ski room and took off her
15"Clare! Just let the skis run across the ice! Don't fight it called Bruno over his shoulder They were skiing in a different place from yesterday and Clare was not enjoying it. It was quite a bit steeper and there was too much ice. Every time Clare tried to ski over it, she lost control. She felt like a beginner all over again. She fell on one particularly large area of ice and found t herself sliding head first down the mountain. Both her skis had come off. Swing your legs round, shouted Bruno. Use your feet to stop yourself. She managed to stop when it became less steep, but lay there for a moment without moving. Looking up the mountain, she saw Bruno skiing down and carrying her skis, You OK?" he asked. "That was quite a long fall Yes, I'm fine," she replied standing up slowly, Bruno helped her put her skis OR again. Let's not bother with this slope again. I don't want to kill myself just yet. OK. We'll ski to the restaurant down there and have a drink. Then we'll go on some nice gentle slopes. Follow behind me.' Clare followed carefully behind Bruno. I've never liked ice," said Clare. They were sitting at a table outside the restaurant. Nobody does. But you get used to it, replied Bruno.Clare wasn't sure, but she thought that Bruno wasn't quite as open and friendly with her as he had been yesterday. Hed thanked her again for the previous evening and said what a good time he'd had, but somehow she fe he was more distant today. She hoped that what she was about to say was not going to cause a problem. I'd like ski on that run that goes the bottom of to the Matterhorn. We did it yesterday, d you remember? want to remind myself of where asked Clare grandfather died. Fine," said Bruno, "but we'll have to go now We have to go up on the cable car in order to get over to it. And that takes a bit of time. Clare waited to see if he would mention her grandfather Then she realised that, like the rest of the village, he knew who she was, Did you know that the man they got out of the glacier this week was my grandfather?" asked Clare. Yes, of course." He smiled at her. "Everybody knows. It's not something that happens every day, you know. And you were identified as the granddaughter by the locals, probably from the minute you arrived Why didn't you say something to me?' she asked Why should I? If you wanted to talk about it, you would. So I assumed you didn't want to until now, that If you're so clever, you can tell me what I'm going to ask next then," said Clare, lightly You're going to ask me if I know anything about your grandfather's accident, aren't you?' Yes, Do you?" she asked.not very much," he replied carefully. And do you know Ulrich Grunwalder? He nodded. Do you think you could arrange for me to talk to him? I really would like to find out what he remembers. I met him f briefly a couple of days ago, and I got the feeling he recognised the name of Edward Crowe. But I didn't have time to ask him any details. Clare crossed her fingers h secretly, hoping that Bruno would agree. "I don't know if he'll remember very much, he's a very old man now. But I can find out," said Bruno standing up. Now, come on, let's get on the cable car that is if you really want to ski the Matterhorn run. "Yes, I do, honestly,' said Clare with a smile. "It wasn't s just a way of introducing Edward Crowe into the l conversation. About half an hour later they stood in the shadow of the Matterhorn. Bruno pointed out the hut which the climbers stayed in overnight before setting out to climb to the top of h the mountain in the early mornings. "You can walk up to there quite easily in the summer, said Bruno. "Look, there's the path Can you see the rope at l the side?' Bruno stood behind her and pointed. D'you think Grandpa Edward stayed in that hut in 1924? Possibly," replied Bruno. "It was certainly there then Bruno looked up at the magnificent mountain. What are you thinking?" asked Clare Just what a magical mountain it is. It must be one of the most photographed places in the world you see it on every box of Swiss chocolates, and on every souvenir from Zermatt, but I never tire of looking at it. Clare. How many times have you climbed it?' asked top. And a About twenty, twenty-five, I guess to the almost few unsuccessful climbs too.' Bruno paused. looks a friendly mountain in this light, doesn't it?" Mmmm," replied Clare. He had put his arms around her from behind It isn't. It can be a very cruel place sometimes. Come on," he said suddenly, 'Let's go. It's getting late. We don't want to miss the last lift down to the village. The electric taxi stopped outside her hotel. She got out stiffly. Her left side felt painful as a result of the fall. Bruno leaned out of the window. I'll ring you later when I've talked to him, he said. Clare didn't need to ask who "him' was. She was just pleased that he'd remembered without her having to ask him again "That'll be great," she said. "Thanks. She put her skis away in the ski room and took off her
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