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Vertical Descent

           Hanspulledtheropebyoneofitsends,theotherroseintheair;afterpassingthehigherrockitcamedownagain,bringingwithitaratherdangerousshowerofbitsofstoneandlava.

           Leaningovertheedgeofournarrowstandingground,Iobservedthatthebottomoftheholewasstillinvisible.

           Thesamemanœuvrewasrepeatedwiththecord,andhalfanhourafterwehaddescendedanothertwohundredfeet.

           Idon’tsupposethemaddestgeologistundersuchcircumstanceswouldhavestudiedthenatureoftherocksthatwewerepassing.IamsureIdidtroublemyheadaboutthem.Pliocene,miocene,eocene,cretaceous,jurassic,triassic,permian,carboniferous,devonian,silurian,orprimitivewasallonetome.ButtheProfessor,nodoubt,waspursuinghisobservationsortakingnotes,forinoneofourhaltshesaidtome:

           "ThefartherIgothemoreconfidenceIfeel.TheorderofthesevolcanicformationsaffordsthestrongestconfirmationtothetheoriesofDavy.Wearenowamongtheprimitiverocks,uponwhichthechemicaloperationstookplacewhichareproducedbythecontactofelementarybasesofmetalswithwater.Irepudiatethenotionofcentralheataltogether.Weshallseefurtherproofofthatverysoon."

           Novariation,alwaysthesameconclusion.Ofcourse,Iwasnotinclinedtoargue.Mysilencewastakenforconsentandthedescentwenton.

           Anotherthreehours,andIsawnobottomtothechimneyyet.WhenIliftedmyheadIperceivedthegradualcontractionofitsaperture.Itswalls,byagentleincline,weredrawingclosertoeachother,anditwasbeginningtogrowdarker.

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