98 CAVE AND CUFF DWELLERS. 
ding enough, and we feared that a few 
hundred tons might at any moment fall 
on our heads ; for here and there could 
be seen just such deposits in the shallow 
waters, while occasional islands were dis¬ 
cerned along the front of some of the 
caves which must have been formed when 
greater masses fell. But these fallings 
were without doubt centuries apart, and 
all these caves fully as safe to explore as 
caves in general. At any rate, every 
thought of danger was soon lost in the 
delicious coolness; for the day on the 
shining water and white sand beach had 
been very warm, although we hardly 
noticed it in the excitement of our sport. 
The coloring in the largest cave was 
beautiful beyond description. The sketch 
of our artist is as good as black and 
white can make it; but it conveys little 
