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           "WhereverPaganelis,hecannotbeinworseplightthanourselves.Letusgo."

           Truly,themomentswereprecious.Theyhadtofly.Theescapewasnotverydifficult,exceptthetwentyfeetofperpendicularfalloutsidethegrotto.

           Afterthattheslopewaspracticabletothefootofthemountain.Fromthispointtheprisonerscouldsoongainthelowervalleys;whiletheMaories,iftheyperceivedtheflightoftheprisoners,wouldhavetomakealongroundtocatchthem,beingunawareofthegallerybetweentheWare-Atouaandtheouterrock.

           Theescapewascommenced,andeveryprecautionwastaken.Thecaptivespassedonebyonethroughthenarrowpassageintothegrotto.JohnMangles,beforeleavingthehut,disposedofalltheevidencesoftheirwork,andinhisturnslippedthroughtheopeningandletdownoveritthematsofthehouse,sothattheentrancetothegallerywasquiteconcealed.

           Thenextthingwastodescendtheverticalwalltotheslopebelow,andthiswouldhavebeenimpracticable,butthatRoberthadbroughttheflaxrope,whichwasnowunrolledandfixedtoaprojectingpointofrock,theendhangingover.

           JohnMangles,beforehisfriendstrustedthemselvestothisflaxrope,triedit;hedidnotthinkitverystrong;anditwasofimportancenottoriskthemselvesimprudently,asafallwouldbefatal.

           "Thisrope,"saidhe,"willonlybeartheweightoftwopersons;thereforeletusgoinrotation.LordandLadyGlenarvanfirst;whentheyarriveatthebottom,threepullsattheropewillbeasignaltoustofollow."

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