“Well, it is enough to scare anybody, Fred; and I don’t mind saying to you that I don’t like it.”
“But we will not go back?”
“No.”
“Only you might hold the light a little higher.”
Scarlett obeyed, and they cautiously went on, with the water still about the same depth, and for prospect above, before, and on either side, there was the arch of rugged stones, the dripping wall, and the gleaming water.
That was all, and after going about fifty yards, Fred exclaimed—
“I say, this can never be of any use to us. Who’s going to wade through water for the sake of having a secret place?”
“Nobody,” replied Scarlett; “but let’s go on, as we’ve gone so far.”
“Ugh!”
“What’s the matter?” cried Scarlett, stopping short suddenly.