Tales of Terror and Mystery

The New Catacomb

           Everywherealongthewalls,packedliketheberthsuponanemigrantship,laytheChristiansofoldRome.Theyellowlightflickeredovertheshrivelledfeaturesofthemummies,andgleameduponroundedskullsandlong,whitearmbonescrossedoverfleshlesschests.AndeverywhereashepassedKennedylookedwithwistfuleyesuponinscriptions,funeralvessels,pictures,vestments,utensils,alllyingaspioushandshadplacedthemsomanycenturiesago.Itwasapparenttohim,eveninthosehurried,passingglances,thatthiswastheearliestandfinestofthecatacombs,containingsuchastorehouseofRomanremainsashadneverbeforecomeatonetimeundertheobservationofthestudent.

           "Whatwouldhappenifthelightwentout?"heasked,astheyhurriedonwards.

           "Ihaveasparecandleandaboxofmatchesinmypocket.Bytheway,Kennedy,haveyouanymatches?"

           "No;youhadbettergivemesome."

           "Oh,thatisallright.Thereisnochanceofourseparating."

           "Howfararewegoing?Itseemstomethatwehavewalkedatleastaquarterofamile."

           "Morethanthat,Ithink.Thereisreallynolimittothetombs—atleast,Ihaveneverbeenabletofindany.Thisisaverydifficultplace,soIthinkthatIwilluseourballofstring."

           Hefastenedoneendofittoaprojectingstoneandhecarriedthecoilinthebreastofhiscoat,payingitoutasheadvanced.Kennedysawthatitwasnounnecessaryprecaution,forthepassageshadbecomemorecomplexandtortuousthanever,withaperfectnetworkofintersectingcorridors.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 54 из 263