Time Running Out Summary and Analysis

Richard heads out to arrange for Spinoza to bring the donkeys for their return trip. Simon does not want to leave but says he will go the following morning, and is relieved that the decision is made. He knows he will have to call Joe's parents, explain Joe's death at the embassy and handle other details. As they are preparing to dismantle the camp, Richard and Simon have to stop to look for Simon's money belt which Simon hid under a rock before he left for the climb. He says Joe also had money but that he cannot remember where it was hidden. The thought makes them both laugh out loud and Simon is amazed at the spontaneous laughter. They look for the money for several hours but do not find it.

The two girls from the...