“Do you understand what I say?” he asked.
“I do!” was the reply, in fair English.
“Then arise to your feet and lead us from this place.”
“Will you protect me if I get into trouble?”
“I will—with my life!”
“Then be it so. Come!”
The torch which the girl had possessed was still smoldering upon the floor, and quickly stamping this out, she seized Leo by the arm, and directed the rest to catch hold of him for a guide.
Then she started swiftly across the cave and entered the mouth of a passage.
Along a dark, narrow passage they made their way, until a large, vaultlike chamber was reached.