Копи царя Соломона

           Nowonderhisbackfeltcold,poorfellow. HehaddiedwhenIheardhimsigh,andwasnowfrozenalmoststiff. Shockedbeyondmeasure,wedraggedourselvesfromthecorpse—howstrangeisthathorrorwemortalshaveofthecompanionshipofadeadbody—andleftitsittingthere,itsarmsclaspedaboutitsknees. 

           Bythistimethesunlightwaspouringitscoldrays,forheretheywerecold,straightintothemouthofthecave. SuddenlyIheardanexclamationoffearfromsomeone,andturnedmyhead. 

           AndthisiswhatIsaw:Sittingattheendofthecavern—itwasnotmorethantwentyfeetlong—wasanotherform,ofwhichtheheadrestedonitschestandthelongarmshungdown. Istaredatit,andsawthatthistoowasadeadman,and,whatwasmore,awhiteman. 

           Theotherssawalso,andthesightprovedtoomuchforourshatterednerves. Oneandallwescrambledoutofthecaveasfastasourhalf-frozenlimbswouldcarryus.