Part 53 (2/2)
”Nice work this for a fellow's unifors But why don't you go on?” said the midshi+p ”It seems different here to what it hen I came down”
”But you said you came down in the dark?”
”I did, and I suppose that's why it seems different”
”Well, neverin this nick”
Aleck was still busy with the lanthorn, and re his coo on,” he said ”Why do you stop?”
”Because it see that I did not know of--one, I suppose, that I passed in the dark”
”But this oes up Here are all the nicks for one's feet, and the part in the ed up Go on, old chap; you o on It seeet no farther”
”That's a nice sort of a story But you carried the light; have you taken a wrong turning?”
”I didn't know that there were any turnings”
”Have another good look, and make sure”
Aleck peered in all directions by the aid of the lanthorn--a very short task, seeing how they were shut in--and then carefully felt the stones
”Well?” said the ularly puzzled,” said Aleck ”Of course, it's very different coht instead of the darkness”
”Then you're regularly at fault”
”Quite”
”Try back, then You light me and I'll lead”
They slid down to the bottom of the slope and stopped
”I say,” cried the midshi+pman; ”you'll have to take me to your place and findto do ht,” said Aleck, without heeding the remark ”I can shut my eyes here and be sure of it by the feel”
”Then it's of no use to go down any farther?”
”Not a bit,” said Aleck, firmly ”Look for yourself Here are the foot nicks at the side, and the floor is all worn sht”
”Then forward once ”