Refreshed by it, he rapidly overcame the
sensation of giddiness, and began to retrace his steps through the
winding arches, thinking with some satisfaction as he went, what a
romantic incident he would have to relate to Lorimer and his other
friends, when a sudden glare of light illumined the passage, and he was
brought to an abrupt standstill by the sound of a wild "Halloo!" The
light vanished; it reappeared. It vanished again, and again appeared,
flinging a strong flare upon the shell-worked walls as it approached.
Again the fierce "Halloo!" resounded through the hollow cavities of the
subterranean temple, and he remained motionless, waiting for an
explanation of this unlooked-for turn to the events of the morning.
He had plenty of physical courage, and the idea of any addition to his
adventure rather pleased him than otherwise. Still, with all his
bravery, he recoiled a little when he first caught sight of the
extraordinary being that emerged from the darkness--a wild, distorted
figure that ran towards him with its head downwards, bearing aloft in
one skinny hand a smoking pine-torch, from which the sparks flew like so
many fireflies.
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