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Chapter 13

           Althoughweproceededfarintothiscavern,wedidnotcometotheendofit;andwewereobligedtoreturnmorespeedilythanwewouldotherwisehavedone,asourtorchwasnearlyexpended.Wedidnotobserveanyopeningsintheroof,oranyindicationsofplaceswherebylightmightenter;butneartheentrancetothecavernstoodanimmensemassofpure-whitecoralrock,whichcaughtandthrewbackthelittlelightthatfoundanentrancethroughthecave’smouth,andthusproduced,weconjectured,thepale-greenobjectwhichhadfirstattractedourattention.Weconcluded,also,thatthereflectingpowerofthisrockwasthatwhichgaveforththedimlightthatfaintlyilluminedthefirstpartofthecave.

           Beforedivingthroughthepassageagainweextinguishedthesmallpieceofourtorchthatremained,andleftitinadryspotconceivingthatwemightpossiblystandinneedofitif,atanyfuturetime,weshouldchancetowetourtorchwhiledivingintothecavern.Aswestoodforafewminutesafteritwasout,waitingtilloureyesbecameaccustomedtothegloom,wecouldnothelpremarkingthedeep,intensestillnessandtheunutterablegloomofallaroundus;andasIthoughtofthestupendousdomeabove,andthecountlessgemsthathadsparkledinthetorchlightafewminutesbefore,itcameintomymindtoconsiderhowstrangeitisthatGodshouldmakesuchwonderfulandexquisitelybeautifulworksnevertobeseenatallexcept,indeed,bychancevisitorssuchasourselves

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