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It
was
one
foot
above
the
interior
level
,
consequently
seven
feet
from
the
ground
,
that
Dick
Sand
resolved
to
pierce
a
hole
in
the
clay
wall
.
If
,
by
this
hole
,
they
were
in
communication
with
the
outer
air
,
the
cone
emerges
.
If
,
on
the
contrary
,
this
hole
was
pierced
below
the
water
level
outside
,
the
air
would
be
driven
inward
,
and
in
that
case
they
must
stop
it
up
at
once
,
or
the
water
would
rise
to
its
orifice
.
Then
they
would
commence
again
a
foot
higher
,
and
so
on
.
If
,
at
last
,
at
the
top
,
they
did
not
yet
find
the
outer
air
,
it
was
because
there
was
a
depth
of
more
than
fifteen
feet
of
water
in
the
plain
,
and
that
the
whole
termite
village
had
disappeared
under
the
inundation
.
Then
what
chance
had
the
prisoners
in
the
ant-hill
to
escape
the
most
terrible
of
deaths
,
death
by
slow
asphyxia
?
Dick
Sand
knew
all
that
,
but
he
did
not
lose
his
presence
of
mind
for
a
moment
.
He
had
closely
calculated
the
consequences
of
the
experiment
he
wished
to
try
.
Besides
,
to
wait
longer
was
not
possible
.
Asphyxia
was
threatening
in
this
narrow
space
,
reduced
every
moment
,
in
a
medium
already
saturated
with
carbonic
acid
.
The
best
tool
Dick
Sand
could
employ
to
pierce
a
hole
through
the
wall
was
a
ramrod
furnished
with
a
screw
,
intended
to
draw
the
wadding
from
a
gun
.
By
making
it
turn
rapidly
,
this
screw
scooped
out
the
clay
like
an
auger
,
and
the
hole
was
made
little
by
little
.
Then
it
would
not
have
a
larger
diameter
than
that
of
the
ramrod
,
but
that
would
be
sufficient
.
The
air
could
come
through
very
well
.
Hercules
holding
up
the
lantern
lighted
Dick
Sand
.
They
had
some
wax
candles
to
take
its
place
,
and
they
had
not
to
fear
lack
of
light
from
that
source
.
A
minute
after
the
beginning
of
the
operation
,
the
ramrod
went
freely
through
the
wall
.
At
once
a
rather
dull
noise
was
produced
,
resembling
that
made
by
globules
of
air
escaping
through
a
column
of
water
.
The
air
escaped
,
and
,
at
the
same
moment
,
the
level
of
the
water
rose
in
the
cone
,
and
stopped
at
the
height
of
the
hole
.
This
proved
that
they
had
pierced
too
low
--
that
is
to
say
,
below
the
liquid
mass
.
"
Begin
again
,
"
the
young
novice
said
,
coolly
,
after
rapidly
stopping
the
hole
with
a
handful
of
clay
.
The
water
was
again
stationary
in
the
cone
,
but
the
reserved
space
had
diminished
more
than
eight
inches
.
Respiration
became
difficult
,
for
the
oxygen
was
beginning
to
fail
.
They
saw
it
also
by
the
lantern
's
light
,
which
reddened
and
lost
a
part
of
its
brightness
.
One
foot
above
the
first
hole
,
Dick
Sand
began
at
once
to
pierce
a
second
by
the
same
process
.
If
the
experiment
failed
,
the
water
would
rise
still
higher
inside
the
cone
--
but
that
risk
must
be
run
.
While
Dick
Sand
was
working
his
auger
,
they
heard
Cousin
Benedict
cry
out
,
suddenly
:
