"Will you do that, indeed?" cried the unknown, with a thrill of joy.
"Why should I not do it, since I promise it?"
"You are right. Pardon me; I did not know what I was saying."
"Come then, proceed."
"Well, let us go."
They quitted the extremity of the gallery, and proceeded to the room.
"There are the horses," said the young man, as he passed through the stable.
"Good!" simply said the other.
When they were in the cavern, the unknown looked around him with wonder.
"What does this mean?" said he; "Do you really live here, then?"