'We will.'
'Enter then and peace be with you!' said the voice drawing nearer. We stepped cautiously through the dark passage into a room, whose open windows let in sufficient twilight to show us a shadowy figure. 'Seat yourselves,' it said. We found a bench, and sat down.
'What seek ye here?' continued the shadow.
'Rest!' replied Raymond.
'Hunting and fishing!' I added.
'Ye will find more than rest,' said the voice, ignoring me altogether (I am often ignored in this way),—'more than rest, if ye stay long enough, and learn of the hidden treasures. Are you willing to seek for them?'
'Certainly!' said Raymond. 'Where shall we dig?'
'I speak not of earthly digging, young man. Will you give me the charge of your souls?'
'Certainly, if you will also take charge of our bodies.'
'Supper, for instance,' I said, again coming to the front; 'and beds.'