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I seeether soon

after, discussing whether we should light the candle again, and all at

once Shock exclai at you no more"

"It does not seem as if you will ever have the chance, Shock," I cried

dolefully

"Oh, I don't know, mate," he said; and at that word "mate" I seemed to

feel a curious shrinking froht the candle?" he said after a pause

"Yes, just for one look round," I said "Perhaps we can find a way

out"

The candle was lit, and I started as I sathe tiularly flowed in

like water, and as we held the candle down there was one place where it

trickled down a slope, just as you see it in an egg-boiler or an

old-fashioned hour-glass

We looked all round; went to the spot where the hole ended in as

quite hard sandy rock Then we looked up at the top, where we could

dione, but

there was no daylight to be seen through it, though of course it

communicated with the outer air