"
"That's true," murmured Edith, and I blessed her mentally for the calm
way in which she had uttered the words. The surrounding darkness had no
terrors for her in comparison to the fate that awaited her above. The
manner in which she spoke of the sallow-faced rogue convinced me that
the proposals that had been made since the time that Leith had shone out
in his true colours had produced a terror which she endeavoured to hide
from her father and sister.
But the dark terrified the Professor. Although he viewed Leith's
proposals with the greatest abhorrence, the hole above his head appeared
to him to be the only path back to the outer world, and he was afraid to
stray.
"There might be another way out of the place," said Holman. "Can Verslun
and I make the attempt and leave you three here?"
"No, no!" cried Barbara. "Please stay here with us!"
"I think it will be better if we remain together," said Edith. "If you
and Mr. Verslun did discover an opening it would be exceedingly
difficult to find your way back here, and if you got out of this place
you might not be able to reach the opening through which we were
lowered.
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