I heard a strange whizzing noise, and then something struck against my face, and I heard a screech in the darkness outside.
"This is the Devil's Church," grunted Eli, "and 'tes 'ere I've put the dreckshuns."
CHAPTER XXII
HOW I FOUND THE SECRET OF THE TREASURE, AND WENT TO THE SCILLY ISLES
The cave called the Devil's Church is little known, and yet it is larger than any of the caverns in Kynance Cove. Strangely enough, too, it is shaped like a church; even the entrance looks as though it might have been fashioned by the hands of men. It was perfectly dry, for the sea never entered it except at very high tides, and even when it entered the water was never known to reach the roof. It was, moreover, seldom visited, for, as I have before stated, in addition to its evil name, it was extremely difficult to reach.
"You say you've put the papers here?" I said to Eli.
"Iss; 'ere, stoop down and laive me git top yer back."
I stooped down, and the dwarf climbed on my shoulders. I had no idea he was so heavy, and when he placed his shoes on my shoulders I gave a cry of pain.