CHAPTER. XIU: 
GOTHIC ARCADE. 
The Register Room.—Gothic Chapel.—Romantic Marriage.— 
How the Stalactites and Stalagmites are formed.—Bona- 
parte’s Breastworks.—The Devil’s Arm-chair.—Elephant’s 
Head.—Lover’s Leap.—Gatewood’s Dining-table.—Napoleon’s 
Dome.—Lake Purity.—Return to Daylight. 
Tue Gothic Arcade is entered by ascending 
a flight of steps, as before mentioned; and, 
after passing the seat of the Mummy a short 
distance, there is to be found a large stalactite, 
which extends from the floor to the ceiling, 
termed the Post Oak, from its fancied resem- 
blance to a variety of oak-tree that grows in the 
vicinity of the Cave. 
The First Echo is the name given to that 
part of Gothic Arcade which passes over Pen- 
sacola Avenue, the floor of which, when 
forcibly struck, emits a hollow sound. This 
hollow sound is observed even in walking,— 
conveying the impression that some danger 
of falling through might result from too heavy 
a tread. 
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