Perhaps the way to it is known only to Leith."
Edith's argument was sound. Our finding them in that black cavern was
purely an accident, and it was hardly probable that Holman and myself
would be able to find our way back to the spot if we went off on a tour
of investigation. Personally I had no desire to leave the girls. Leith's
deviltry had so impressed me that I considered him capable of anything,
and if he thought we were out of the way, I had no doubt that he would
take immediate steps to break down the courage of the Professor and his
daughters by means that were familiar to him. I could well understand
that Edith Herndon's love for her father would compel her to sacrifice
herself if she saw the aged Professor in front of the great stone
centipede, and that might happen at any moment now that Leith considered
that he had disposed of all active opposition.
For hours we debated the matter, and finally the Professor was won over.
He agreed to move forward on an inspection tour of the vast subterranean
place the moment the next supply of food came from above, and we waited
anxiously.
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