The Hilliness of the country forced them to travel slowly, and it seemed to Odo that hours had elapsed before they saw lights in the valley below them.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
The invalids and animals have improved during their stay here, and we start this morning on about our last bearing generally, although we cannot go direct from the Hilliness of the country.
"McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia"
John McKinlay
