![]() The reason for this was apparent as one came to the bottom of the valley, for only a few yards on the left began the stretch of rough, reedy tussocks, with slobbering black bog between them, in which anything heavier than a water-wagtail would speedily suffer change to a succession of little bubbles. The path was marked with stout white posts at regular intervals, and presently with hurdles. ![]() “He paused to relight his pipe, then squelched steadily on. I’ve never encountered such a quagmire myself, but when I read a scene like this, I know someone’s in trouble: Of course, if you are a villain, then watch out for those bogs, too your last remaining trace may be your black hat floating on the surface. ![]() The kind of scene in which the hero is trapped in a mire and manages through sheer brute strength or clever skill to pull himself out at the last minute. ![]()
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