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When
Jack
concluded
his
recital
of
what
he
had
seen
in
this
remarkable
cave
,
I
could
not
rest
satisfied
till
I
had
dived
down
to
see
it
;
which
I
did
,
but
found
it
so
dark
,
as
Jack
had
said
,
that
I
could
scarcely
see
anything
.
When
I
returned
we
had
a
long
conversation
about
,
it
,
during
which
I
observed
that
Peterkin
had
a
most
lugubrious
expression
on
his
countenance
.
"
What
's
the
matter
,
Peterkin
?
"
said
I.
"
The
matter
?
"
he
replied
.
"
It
's
all
very
well
for
you
two
to
be
talking
away
like
mermaids
about
the
wonders
of
this
cave
;
but
you
know
I
must
be
content
to
hear
about
it
,
while
you
are
enjoying
yourselves
down
there
like
mad
dolphins
.
It
's
really
too
bad
!
"
"
I
'm
very
sorry
for
you
,
Peterkin
--
indeed
I
am
,
"
said
Jack
;
"
but
we
can
not
help
you
.
If
you
would
only
learn
to
dive
--
"
"
Learn
to
fly
,
you
might
as
well
say
!
"
retorted
Peterkin
in
a
very
sulky
tone
.
"
If
you
would
only
consent
to
keep
still
,
"
said
I
,
"
we
would
take
you
down
with
us
in
ten
seconds
.
"
"
Hum
!
"
returned
Peterkin
;
"
suppose
a
salamander
was
to
propose
to
you
'
only
to
keep
still
'
and
he
would
carry
you
through
a
blazing
fire
in
a
few
seconds
,
what
would
you
say
?
"
We
both
laughed
and
shook
our
heads
,
for
it
was
evident
that
nothing
was
to
be
made
of
Peterkin
in
the
water
.
But
we
could
not
rest
satisfied
till
we
had
seen
more
of
this
cave
;
so
,
after
further
consultation
,
Jack
and
I
determined
to
try
if
we
could
take
down
a
torch
with
us
,
and
set
fire
to
it
in
the
cavern
.
This
we
found
to
be
an
undertaking
of
no
small
difficulty
,
but
we
accomplished
it
at
last
by
the
following
means
:
First
,
we
made
a
torch
of
a
very
inflammable
nature
out
of
the
bark
of
a
certain
tree
,
which
we
cut
into
strips
,
and
after
twisting
,
cemented
together
with
a
kind
of
resin
or
gum
,
which
we
also
obtained
from
another
tree
;
neither
of
which
trees
,
however
,
was
known
by
name
to
Jack
.
This
,
when
prepared
,
we
wrapped
up
in
a
great
number
of
plies
of
cocoa-nut
cloth
,
so
that
we
were
confident
it
could
not
get
wet
during
the
short
time
it
should
be
under
water
.
Then
we
took
a
small
piece
of
the
tinder
,
which
we
had
carefully
treasured
up
lest
we
should
require
it
,
as
before
said
,
when
the
sun
should
fail
us
;
also
,
we
rolled
up
some
dry
grass
and
a
few
chips
,
which
,
with
a
little
bow
and
drill
,
like
those
described
before
,
we
made
into
another
bundle
and
wrapped
it
up
in
cocoa-nut
cloth
.
When
all
was
ready
we
laid
aside
our
garments
,
with
the
exception
of
our
trousers
,
which
,
as
we
did
not
know
what
rough
scraping
against
the
rocks
we
might
be
subjected
to
,
we
kept
on
.
Then
we
advanced
to
the
edge
of
the
rocks
--
Jack
carrying
one
bundle
,
with
the
torch
;
I
the
other
,
with
the
things
for
producing
fire
.
"
Now
do
n't
weary
for
us
,
Peterkin
,
should
we
be
gone
some
time
,
"
said
Jack
.
"
We
'll
be
sure
to
return
in
half-an-hour
at
the
very
latest
,
however
interesting
the
cave
should
be
,
that
we
may
relieve
your
mind
.
"
