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ONE OF THE PARTY DOES NOT LIKE IT. 
hazarded the remark that ^‘some Amnes more hotter make 
stops outside ze rocks, vile ze nzzcr voues goes in;” but ^ 
in this he was overruled at once, and, a deep-sea lead-lino 
having been securel}’ fastened to a projecting fragment 
of rock, we backed boldly in under the gloomy and re- 
sounding archway. Keeping a light strain on the line, to 
“hold on by” should the possible whirlpool prove a 
reality, the oars were taken in, and, with boat-hooks and j 
hands, Ave urged her cautiously through the thickening , , 
gloom. I 
And now the German proved to be right in one thing. 
It was “intensely interesting to our inquiring minds,” as 
the boat dropped slowly away from daylight, rising ami 
falling OA’er the hea\^y SAvell and grating harshly against 
unseen projections of the rocky sides. We began to 
think that the roof of the archway might get loAver with 
unpleasant suddenness as we progressed, and that the next 
sAvell might inform us of the fact by mashing our heads , 
against it^ for it was so A^ery dark that, even with our 
lights, Ave could not see the rugged Avails against Avhich 
Ave were scraping. The feeling at last became so iniensehj 
interesting to the supercargo himself, that he again be- 
came communicatee. “Vel! A^el! I don’t loiks zis!” he 
said, nervously; “much better take some vone out of ze 'I 
boat. ’Tis var small boat for so many peoples. I Awaits | 
outside for some time. I not loiks zis.” 
I must confess that I didn’t “loik” it myself; and the 
feeling, passing down into my fingers, caused them to | 
tighten their grasp around the line, until the boat came : 
to a stand-still. | 
“Ilillo! AAdiat’s the matter?” asked Carnes. 1 
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