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"
I
had
some
very
narrow
escapes
at
first
,
but
I
have
gradually
learned
to
go
about
.
There
is
a
certain
system
to
it
,
but
it
is
one
which
a
lost
man
,
if
he
were
in
the
dark
,
could
not
possibly
find
out
.
Even
now
I
always
spin
out
a
ball
of
string
behind
me
when
I
am
going
far
into
the
catacomb
.
You
can
see
for
yourself
that
it
is
difficult
,
but
every
one
of
these
passages
divides
and
subdivides
a
dozen
times
before
you
go
a
hundred
yards
.
"
They
had
descended
some
twenty
feet
from
the
level
of
the
byre
,
and
they
were
standing
now
in
a
square
chamber
cut
out
of
the
soft
tufa
.
The
lantern
cast
a
flickering
light
,
bright
below
and
dim
above
,
over
the
cracked
brown
walls
.
In
every
direction
were
the
black
openings
of
passages
which
radiated
from
this
common
centre
.
"
I
want
you
to
follow
me
closely
,
my
friend
,
"
said
Burger
.
"
Do
not
loiter
to
look
at
anything
upon
the
way
,
for
the
place
to
which
I
will
take
you
contains
all
that
you
can
see
,
and
more
.
It
will
save
time
for
us
to
go
there
direct
.
"
He
led
the
way
down
one
of
the
corridors
,
and
the
Englishman
followed
closely
at
his
heels
.
Every
now
and
then
the
passage
bifurcated
,
but
Burger
was
evidently
following
some
secret
marks
of
his
own
,
for
he
neither
stopped
nor
hesitated
.
Everywhere
along
the
walls
,
packed
like
the
berths
upon
an
emigrant
ship
,
lay
the
Christians
of
old
Rome
.
The
yellow
light
flickered
over
the
shrivelled
features
of
the
mummies
,
and
gleamed
upon
rounded
skulls
and
long
,
white
armbones
crossed
over
fleshless
chests
.
And
everywhere
as
he
passed
Kennedy
looked
with
wistful
eyes
upon
inscriptions
,
funeral
vessels
,
pictures
,
vestments
,
utensils
,
all
lying
as
pious
hands
had
placed
them
so
many
centuries
ago
.
It
was
apparent
to
him
,
even
in
those
hurried
,
passing
glances
,
that
this
was
the
earliest
and
finest
of
the
catacombs
,
containing
such
a
storehouse
of
Roman
remains
as
had
never
before
come
at
one
time
under
the
observation
of
the
student
.
"
What
would
happen
if
the
light
went
out
?
"
he
asked
,
as
they
hurried
onwards
.
"
I
have
a
spare
candle
and
a
box
of
matches
in
my
pocket
.
By
the
way
,
Kennedy
,
have
you
any
matches
?
"
"
No
;
you
had
better
give
me
some
.
"
"
Oh
,
that
is
all
right
.
There
is
no
chance
of
our
separating
.
"
"
How
far
are
we
going
?
It
seems
to
me
that
we
have
walked
at
least
a
quarter
of
a
mile
.
"
