"Just a little. Can you?"
"I cud allays zee in the dark," he grunted, but his statement was not altogether borne out, for his speed was much lessened. Still we managed to get on fairly well, for Eli could see in places which to most people would be impenetrable darkness, and I had been so much accustomed to the dark that I was not altogether helpless.
After all I suppose it is difficult to find perfect darkness. Light is only a relative term, and depends very much on the nature of our eyes. Thus it was that while we could not go nearly so fast as we had been going, we could still with difficulty find our way.
Presently we heard the sound of footsteps, and I knew by their rapid movement that our pursuers would gain upon us. Eagerly we hurried on, and each minute the sound of the footsteps behind us became plainer.
"How much farther, Eli?" I panted.
"A long way yet, and a hard job when we git to the end," he replied.
"How?"
"The mouth of this 'ere addit es fathoms above the say," he replied.
"How did you get here?" then I asked.
"I'll tell 'ee when we git away," he said, impatiently.