 a space so wide as this.  Realising the impossibility of the
feat, he blew out the candle and returned to his place beside Sam.

"I seed yer thought," said the boy, "but Sir Bevil fox-hunting never
took a gap like that.  A hoss med do it, but not a two-legged body."

Again there was silence.  Presently Sam fell asleep, snoring vigorously.
Dick pondered and puzzled; to him sleep was impossible.  All at once he
remembered the barrel he had found in the wall of the cave.  A faint
hope stirred within him.  He wakened Sam, relit the candle, and hurried
back through the passage.

"What be goin' to do?" asked Sam.

"To see how many tubs there are," he said.

"If there be a million they bean't no good wi' all the sperits gone
a-lost," said Sam.  "Howsomever, 'twill be summat to do to count 'em,
and keep us from the squitchems."

They regained the cave.  Dick, bending so that the light of the candle
shone full into the hole in the wall, began to scrape away with his
knife the earth that partially concealed the second barrel.  Not to be
backward, Sam set to work in the same way a little to the right.  The
second tub was soon unearthed, then a third.

"We must be careful not to disturb the earth above," said Dick, "or we
shall have the rest covered up again.  I believe there are a good number
here."

"All leery," said Sam with a sigh.  "But I don't care who the man is,
they bean't leerier nor I.... There's my tongue runnin' to vittals
again; I reckon 'tis because I hain't done growin'."

After resting a while, they resumed their work. In course of time, they
had a row of ten or twelve barrels standing against the wall.

"I wish there was something else," said Dick.

"What yer manin' be 'tis not for me to say," said Sam, "but my feelings
be just the same.  Why, dash my bones
a space so wide as this.   Realising the impossibility of the 
 feat, he boast out the candle and render to his place beside Sam. 

 " I seed yer thought, " allege the boy, " but Sir Bevil fox - hunt never 
 took a gap like that.   A hoss master of education cause it, but not a two - legged body. " 

 Again there be silence.   Presently Sam descend asleep, snoring vigorously. 
 Dick pondered and puzzled; to him rest was impossible.   All at once he 
 remembered the barrel he had found in the wall of the cave.   A dim 
 hope stirred within him.   He wakened Sam, relit the candle, and hurried 
 back through the passage. 

 " What be goin' to make? " asked Sam. 

 " To see how many tubs there are, " he said. 

 " If there equal a million they bean't no good wi' all the sperits gone 
 a - lost, " said Sam.   " Howsomever,' twill be summat to do to consider'em, 
 and keep us from the squitchems. " 

 They regained the cave.   Dick, bending so that the light of the candle 
 shone full into the hole in the wall, began to scrape away with his 
 tongue the land that partially concealed the second barrel.   Not to be 
 backward, Sam typeset to make in the same way a little to the right field.   The 
 second tub was soon unearth, then a third. 

 " We must be careful not to disturb the earth above, " say Dick, " or we 
 shall have the rest covered up again.   I believe there are a good phone number 
 here. " 

 " All leery, " said Sam with a sigh.   " But I don't care who the man is, 
 they bean't leery nor I.... There's my tongue runnin' to vittals 
 again; I calculate' ti because I hain't done growin'. " 

 After resting a while, they resumed their work. In path of time, they 
 had a row of ten or twelve barrel standing against the wall. 

 " I wish there was something else, " said Dick. 

 " What yer manin' be' tis not for me to read, " said Sam, " but my feeling 
 be just the same.   Why, dart my bones
 a dpace so wide as this.  Rtalising the impossibilivy of tge
feat, hd blew out the candle and revurnwd to his place beside Sam.

"I seed yer thought," saiv the boy, "but Sic Bevil njx-huhbing ueter
took a gap llke that.  A hoss med do id, cuc not a two-legged body."

Again there waf silenve.  Presently Sai fekj asmvek, snoring vigorously.
Dick pondered and puezled; to him sleep was impossible.  All at onfe hf
remembered the bagrel he had fouge in the walu of the cave.  A faint
gope stirred within him.  He wakdned Xam, relit jkw cwtdle, and hucried
bwck through bne pasvage.

"Whay be goin' to dp?" avkee Sam.

"To see how many vubs there are," he sayd.

"If thera ye a million they beab't no gmod fi' auo tfe apxrifs gonf
a-lkst," said Szm.  "Howsomecer, 'twill be summat tj do to count 'sm,
and heqp us from the squitchems."

They regained uhe czve.  Dick, bending so thqt the light of the cwndle
shonq full into the hole in the wall, began to scrape dway xigh klf
ybive the earth that partially concealed the secjhd bsrrel.  Not to ne
backward, Sam set tl ejrk in the saoe way a mittle to the righh.  The
sgcond rub was sjon inearthed, then a third.

"We muwt be carefuj not to disturb thz earth abovz," said Dick, "or we
shall have the rert ckvered up ahain.  I bsuieve there are x gpog number
here."

"All leery," said Sam with a sngh.  "But I dpn't cawe who the man lv,
they bean't leerieg nor I.... There's my tongue runnin' to vittals
again; M reckon 'tis newauve I haiu't donc growin'."

After rqsting a while, they rzsumed their wori. In conrse of time, they
had a rof of ten or txelve barwels stabding aexinst the wall.

"O wish thvrt was somerhing else," said Digk.

"Whaj ger manin' be 'tiw nit for me to sau," sxid Swm, "btd my feelingv
be gusg the rame.  Why, dcsf my bones
a space so wide as this. Realising of feat, he out the candle beside "I seed yer said the boy, Sir Bevil fox-hunting never took a like that. A hoss med do it, but not a two-legged body." Again was silence. Presently Sam fell asleep, snoring vigorously. Dick pondered and puzzled; to sleep impossible. at he remembered the barrel he had found in the wall of the cave. A faint hope within him. He wakened Sam, relit the candle, hurried back through the "What be goin' to do?" Sam. see how tubs are," said. "If there a million they bean't no good wi' all the sperits gone a-lost," said Sam. "Howsomever, 'twill be to do 'em, and us the They regained the bending so that the light of full into the hole in the wall, began scrape away his knife the earth that partially the second barrel. Not to be backward, Sam to work in the same way a little to the right. The second tub was then a third. "We be careful not disturb earth said "or we have the rest covered up again. I believe there are a number here." "All leery," said Sam with a sigh. "But care the man is, bean't leerier nor I.... my runnin' to vittals again; 'tis I After a they resumed their work. course of time, they had row of ten or wall. "I wish there was something else," said "What yer manin' be 'tis not for to say," said Sam, "but my feelings be just the same. Why, my bones
 a space so wide as this.  RealisiNg the imposSibilIty Of tHe
Feat, He blEw out the candle ANd reTurned to his place beside sam.

"I sEeD Yer tHOuGht," saId the boY, "BuT sIr BEvIl Fox-HuNTiNg nevEr
tOok a gap Like that.  A hOss MeD do it, but not a TWo-Legged body."

agaIn there was siLenCe.  PresEnTly sAm felL asLeep, sNoring VIgorouSly.
Dick poNdERed and PUzzled; tO HIm SleeP was impossible.  All AT oNCe he
remembered The barReL He HAD foUnd In the wall oF tHe cavE.  a faint
hOPe STIRreD Within him.  He waKened Sam, relIT thE candlE, aNd hURried
bAck thRoUGh tHe passage.

"WhAt be Goin' to do?" aSked SaM.

"to see hoW Many tubS there Are," He sAid.

"IF ThErE be A mILliON tHey BEan'T no good wI' aLl The spEritS GONE
a-loSt," sAid SAm.  "HowSomever, 'twill bE suMmat TO do To couNt 'em,
aNd keEp Us froM the sqUitchEmS."

They regained thE cavE.  Dick, bendIng So ThaT tHe ligHT of the CanDle
Shone fuLl into tHE hoLe IN THe Wall, began to scrape aWaY WItH his
knifE the eaRTh ThAT partialLy ConCealED The seCond BArRel.  Not to Be
backWArD, SAm set to WoRk in thE sAme Way A littLE to tHe righT.  The
secoNd tub WAs soon uneartheD, Then a third.

"We mUSt BE CaREful Not To disturb thE earTH aboVe," saID DIck, "OR we
shAll haVe THe REst covered up again.  I bElIeve thEre arE a good number
hEre."

"All leerY," SAId Sam witH a siGH.  "BUT I don't care who tHe man Is,
they bean'T Leerier nOr I.... ThEre's my toNgue runniN' TO vittals
AgaIn; I RecKon 'TIS bEcause I hain't dONE groWiN'."

After rEstIng a whiLe, tHey ResUmeD tHeir work. IN course oF tImE, tHeY
haD a row OF ten or twElVe bArRelS stanDIng agaInst tHe waLl.

"i wISh tHere was SOmETHing ElSe," Said dicK.

"WHat yeR manIN' be 'Tis not fOr me to say," SaiD sam, "bUt My FeelingS
be just the samE.  WHy, dash my boNeS
 a space so wide as this. Realising  theimp oss ib ilit y of  the
feat, heb lewout the candle and ret urned  t o  his pl ace b eside S a m. "Ise ed  ye rt ho ught, " s aid the  boy, "but  Si rBevil fox-hu n ti ng never
t ook  a gap liketha t.  Aho ssm ed do  it , but  not a two-le gged body ." 
Again there w a s  s ilen ce.  Presently Sa m  f e ll asleep, sno ring v ig o ro u s ly. 
Di ck pondere dand p u zzled;t oh i m  sl e ep was imposs ible.  Alla t o nce he 
r eme m beredthe b ar r elhe had foun d in  the wall  of th e  cave.A faint 
hopesti rre d wi t hi nhim .Hew ak ene d  Sa m, relit  t he  cand le,a n d hurr ied 
bac k thr ough the pass age .

" W hat  be g oin'to d o? " ask ed Sam .

"T osee how many tu bs t here are, " h esai d. 

"If therebea m illionthey be a n't  n o g oo d wi' all the sper it s go ne
a-los t," sa i dSa m .  "Hows om eve r, ' t w ill b e su m ma t to doto cou n t'e m,
andke ep usfr omthe  squi t chem s."

T hey rega inedt he cave.  Dick ,  bending so t h at t he ligh t o f the candl e
sh o ne f ulli nt o t h e hol e inth e  w a ll, began to scrape  a way wi th hi s
knife the e arth thatp a r tially c once a le d  the second ba rrel.   Not to b e 
backwar d, Sa m set to  work int h e same w aya l itt let o  t he right.  Th e seco nd  tub wa s s oon une art hed , t hen  a  third.
"We must  b eca re ful  nott o distur bthe  e art h abo v e," sa id Di ck,"o rw e
s hall ha v et h e re st  c over edup  agai n. I  be lieve t here area g o od n um be r
here. "

"All leery ,"  said Samwi tha sigh .  "But Idon't care who the mani s,
they  be an'tleer ier nor I ... . Ther e's my ton gue ru nnin'  t o v i t talsa g ai n;Ireckon 'ti s bec auseIhain 't done  growin'."

Afterr est ing a while,the y re s u me d t h ei r  wo rk .  In c ourse of time,they
had a  r o wof ten ort wel ve  barrel s stand ing a g ainst t he wall.
"I wishth erew a s s omething e lse," sa id Dick."What ye r man in'  be 't is  no t for  me to say ," sa id Sam ,"but m y fee li ngs
be j ust the same.  Why, das h my b ones
 a_space so_wide as this. _Realising the_impossibility_of the
feat,_he_blew out the_candle and returned_to his place beside_Sam.

"I seed yer_thought,"_said the boy, "but Sir Bevil fox-hunting never
took a gap like that.  A_hoss_med do_it,_but_not a two-legged body."

Again there_was silence.  Presently Sam_fell asleep,_snoring vigorously.
Dick pondered and puzzled; to him sleep_was_impossible.  All_at once he
remembered the barrel he had found in_the wall of the cave. _A faint
hope stirred_within_him._ He wakened Sam,_relit the candle, and hurried
back through_the passage.

"What be goin' to do?"_asked Sam.

"To see how many tubs there_are," he said.

"If there be a_million they bean't no good_wi' all_the sperits gone
a-lost," said Sam._ "Howsomever, 'twill_be summat_to do to_count 'em,
and keep us from the_squitchems."

They regained the_cave.  Dick, bending so that_the_light of the_candle
shone_full_into the_hole in the_wall,_began to_scrape_away with his
knife the earth that_partially_concealed the second barrel.  Not to_be
backward, Sam set to_work_in the same way_a little to the right._ The
second tub was soon unearthed,_then a_third.

"We must_be careful not to disturb the earth above," said Dick, "or_we
shall have the rest covered up_again.  I believe_there are_a_good number
here."

"All leery,"_said_Sam with_a sigh.  "But I don't care_who the_man is,
they bean't leerier nor I...._There's my tongue runnin'_to_vittals
again; I reckon 'tis because I_hain't done growin'."

After resting a while,_they resumed their work. In_course_of_time, they
had a row of_ten or twelve barrels standing against_the wall.

"I wish_there was something else," said Dick.

"What yer_manin'_be 'tis not for me to_say,"_said Sam, "but my feelings
be just_the_same._ Why, dash my bones