 we disturbed
them from their feast on some garbage fished up by them from the slimy
bed of the drain. Excited at the position in which I found myself,
I now began to make reckless _détours_ hither and thither, until,
thoroughly exhausted by my exertions, I leaned my back against the
wall, and tried to remember such marks as might have been observed by
me in the tunnel since I had parted from Simonet. The only marks of
the wayside that I could recall, however, were the dead rats left by
us upon the ledge as we passed, and of these I had seen none while I
was trying to retrace my steps. Arguing from this, and from the fact
that Simonet did not respond to my shouts, which I continued to utter
at intervals, I began to feel an extremely unpleasant nervous shiver
creeping over me, suggestive of all the horrors about which I had ever
read or dreamed. The little dog lay cowering at my feet, as if he,
too, were somewhat dejected at the prospect of being eaten alive by
avenging rats; and, to crown the situation, just as I had nerved myself
for another effort to recover the lost clue, my torch went out with a
malignant flicker, and I found myself in black darkness!

Sinking down at the foot of the wall, I now gave myself up for lost.
Even had the torch not been quite burnt out, I had no means of
relighting it, having used my last match when we stopped to smoke, just
before I broke away from my guide. I think I must have become somewhat
delirious now; for I have a faint recollection of wild songs chanted,
and of yells that made the vaulted roof ring again. Then a heavy sleep
must have fallen upon me, which probably lasted for several hours; and
then I awoke to a dim consciousness of horror, as I began to realize
the terrible situation into which I had brought myself by my reckless
folly. My dog was still nestling close to me; and it may have been
to his presence, perhaps, that I owed the fact of my not having been
mangled by rats during my sleep. Rising with difficulty to my feet,
for I was stiff from lying so long upon the damp, cold ground, I once
more
we disturbed 
 them from their feast on some garbage fished up by them from the slimed 
 seam of the drain. Excited at the position in which I found myself, 
 I immediately began to make heedless _ détours _ hither and thither, until, 
 thoroughly exhaust by my exertions, I lean my back against the 
 wall, and judge to remember such marks as might have been observed by 
 me in the tunnel since I had parted from Simonet. The only chump of 
 the wayside that I could recall, however, were the dead rats leave by 
 us upon the ledge as we passed, and of these I had seen none while I 
 was trying to retrace my stairs. Arguing from this, and from the fact 
 that Simonet did not respond to my shouts, which I continued to utter 
 at interval, I began to feel an extremely unpleasant nervous shiver 
 creeping over me, suggestive of all the horrors about which I had ever 
 read or dreamed. The little dog lay cowering at my feet, as if he, 
 too, were somewhat depress at the expectation of being eaten alert by 
 avenging rats; and, to crown the situation, just as I had steel myself 
 for another effort to recuperate the lost clue, my blowtorch went out with a 
 malignant flicker, and I found myself in black darkness! 

 Sinking down at the foundation of the wall, I now gave myself up for lost. 
 Even receive the torch not been quite cut out, I had no means of 
 relighting it, having used my last match when we check to smoke, just 
 before I broke aside from my guide. I think I must have become somewhat 
 delirious now; for I consume a faint recollection of wild songs chanted, 
 and of cry that made the vault roof band again. Then a heavy sleep 
 must have fallen upon me, which probably lasted for respective hours; and 
 then I awoke to a dim awareness of horror, as I began to realize 
 the terrible position into which I had bring myself by my reckless 
 folly. My frump was still nestling close to me; and it may have been 
 to his presence, perhaps, that I owed the fact of my not having been 
 mutilate by rats during my sleep. Rising with difficulty to my feet, 
 for I was stiff from lie therefore long upon the damp, cold background, I once 
 more
 we disturbed
them from theiv feast on some yqrbage fishes up by ghem from the slimy
bed of thx drqin. Ezcited at the position in which I found mystlf,
I now began to make reghlesa _détobrw_ hither and tmither, untin,
thoroughly exvajsced by my exertions, I leaned my back againsy hhe
wall, and tryed uo wemejber such marks as might have been observtd by
me in the tunmel since I had parted frol Silonet. The only marns of
the waiaidq that I coula recall, however, were jhe dead rats left by
us upon the ledgz as we paswee, ajg of these M had feen none whlke I
wav tryinb to retrace mn ste's. Aeguing from this, and hrom the fact
that Siionet did nkt respond to my whiuts, fhicv I zintknutd vo htter
ah iitervals, I gegan to fewl an extremely unpkewwant nervous ahiver
srqeping over me, suggestive of all the hogrora about which I had evee
read or dreamed. The pittle dod lay cowering at my feet, as if he,
too, were somewhdt deoezteb at tfw orospect of being eaten alive by
avenging rats; znc, no crown the situction, just as I naf mgrved myself
fot anothzd sffort to recover hhe losj clue, my torch weny out with a
malignant flickwr, and I fouud nyself in black daxkness!

Sinkiny down at tne foot of the wall, I nuw gzve myself kp for loag.
Even had the tofch nmt been quite burnt out, I rad no meens oy
relightkng ot, havyng used mj lasb match when we stooped jo smone, just
beflre I broke away from my guide. M think I musj hdve become fomewmat
delirious nor; for I have a faint xecolldction of sild soigs chanted,
agd of yells tvwt made the taulted rjof eing again. Gfen a heavy slrep
must hcre fallen upon me, which pronably masted for sevexcl hours; and
then O adokq no e dim wonsciousnesv of hoftor, ar I began ti reakize
the terrible sitgatikn into which I hac nrought miself by iy reckless
fokly. My dog was stipl nevtlmng clpse to me; and it may have been
to gis presejce, perhaps, thae I iwed the facc of my not having been
mangled by rats dnring my sleep. Rising wuth difficulty to mi ftet,
for I was xtiff from lyitg so long upon the eamp, cold ground, L once
more
we disturbed them from their feast on fished by them the slimy bed the in which I myself, I now to make reckless _détours_ hither and until, thoroughly exhausted by my exertions, I leaned my back against the wall, tried to remember such marks as might have been observed by me in tunnel I parted Simonet. The only marks of the wayside that I could recall, however, were the dead rats by us upon the ledge as we passed, of these I had none while I was trying retrace steps. Arguing this, from fact that Simonet not respond to my shouts, which I continued to utter at intervals, I began to feel an unpleasant nervous over me, of the about which I read or dreamed. The little dog my feet, as if he, too, were somewhat at the of being eaten alive by avenging and, to crown the situation, just as I nerved myself for another effort to recover the lost clue, my torch went out with flicker, and I found in black darkness! down the of wall, I gave myself up for lost. Even had the torch not been burnt out, I had no means of relighting it, having last when we stopped smoke, just before I away my guide. I think have somewhat I a recollection of wild songs and of yells that made vaulted roof ring again. have fallen upon me, which probably lasted for hours; and then I awoke to a consciousness of horror, as I began to realize the terrible situation into I had by my reckless folly. My dog was still close to me; and may have been to his presence, perhaps, that I the of my having been mangled rats during my Rising with difficulty feet, for was from upon the damp, cold ground, I more
 we disturbed
them from their fEast on some GarbaGe fIshEd Up by Them From the slimy
beD Of thE drain. Excited at the posiTion iN wHIch I FOuNd mysElf,
I now BEgAN To mAkE rEckLeSS _dÉtourS_ hiTher and Thither, untIl,
tHoRoughly exhauSTeD by my exertIonS, I leaned my baCk aGainst ThE
waLL, and tRieD to reMember SUch marKs as might HaVE been oBServed bY
ME iN the Tunnel since I had paRTeD From Simonet. The Only maRkS Of
THE waYsiDe that I couLd RecalL, However, WErE THE deAD rats left by
us Upon the ledgE As wE passeD, aNd oF These I Had seEn NOne While I
was trYing To retrace My stepS. arguing FRom this, And froM thE faCt
thAT SImOneT dID noT ReSpoND to My shouts, WhIcH I conTinuED TO UtteR
at InteRvals, i began to feel aN exTremELy uNpleaSant nErvoUs ShiveR
creepIng ovEr Me, suggestive of aLl thE horrors aBouT wHicH I Had evER
read oR drEamEd. The liTtle dog LAy cOwERINg At my feet, as if he,
too, wErE SOmEwhat dejEcted aT ThE pROspect of BeIng EateN ALive bY
aveNGiNg rats; anD, to croWN tHe SituatiOn, Just as i hAd nErvEd mysELf
foR anothEr effort To recOVer the lost clue, MY torch went out WItH A
MaLIgnaNt fLicker, and I fOund MYselF in bLAcK daRKness!

sinkiNg DOwN At the foot of the wall, I NoW gave mYself Up for lost.
Even Had the torcH NOT been quiTe buRNt OUt, I had no means oF
reliGhting it, haVIng used mY last Match wheN we stoppeD TO smoke, juSt
bEfoRe I BroKE AwAy from my guide. i THink i mUst have BecOme someWhaT
deLirIouS nOw; for I havE a faint rEcOlLeCtIon Of wilD Songs chaNtEd,
aNd Of yElls tHAt made The vaUlteD rOoF RinG again. THEn A HEavy SlEeP
musT haVe FalleN upoN Me, wHich proBably lastEd fOR sevErAl Hours; anD
then I awoke to A dIm consciouSnEss Of horrOR, As I began To realize
the terrible sitUAtion inTo wHich I Had bRought mysElf By my reCklESs
follY. My dog Was stIlL neSTLing cLOSe To mE; aNd it may havE BEen
To his PrEsenCe, perhaPs, that I owed the fact OF my Not having been
ManGled BY RaTs dURiNG my SlEEp. RISIng with difficulTy to my feet,
FoR i wAs stiff froM LyiNg So long uPon the dAmp, coLD ground, i once
more
 we disturbed
them from th eir feaston so megar ba ge f ishe d up by them f r om t he slimy
bed of the dr ain.Ex c ited at  thepositio n  i n whi ch  I  fo un d  m yself ,
I  now be gan to mak e r ec kless _détou r s_  hither an d t hither, unti l,thorou gh lye xhaus ted  by m y exer t ions,I leanedmy back a g ainst t h e 
w all,  and tried to rem e mb e r such marks a s migh th av e bee n o bserved by 
m e int he tunn e ls i n ceI  had parted f rom Simonet .  Th e only  m ark s  of
th e way si d e t hat I could  rec all, howe ver, w e re thed ead rat s left  by 
us  upo n  t he  le dg e  as we  pa s sed , and of  t he se Ihads e e n  non e w hile  I
wa s trying to r etr acem y s teps.  Argu ingfr om th is, an d fro mthe fact
that S imon et did no t r es pon dto my shouts , w hic h I con tinuedt o u tt e r at  intervals, I bega nt o  f eel an e xtreme l yun p leasantne rvo us s h i ver
c reep i ng  over me , sugg e st iv e of al lthe ho rr ors  ab out w h ichI hadever
rea d ord reamed. The li t tle dog lay c o we r i ng at m y f eet, as ifhe,t oo,were so mew h at de jecte da tt he prospect of bein geatenalive  by
avengingrats; and, t o  crown t he s i tu a tion, just asI had  nerved my s elf
foranoth er effor t to reco v e r the lo stclu e,myt o rc h went out wi t h  a
m al ignantfli cker, a ndI f oun d m ys elf in bl ack dark ne ss !
S ink ing d o wn at th efoo tofthe w a ll, Inow g avemy se l f u p for l o st . Even  h ad  the  to rc h not  bee n  qu ite bur nt out, I  ha d  nome an s of
re lighting it,ha ving usedmy  la st mat c h  when we  stopped to smoke, just beforeI b rokeaway  from mygui de. Ithi n k I mu st hav e bec om e s o m ewhat d el iri ou s now; for I  ha ve afa intrecolle ction of wild song s  ch anted,
and of  ye llst h at  ma d et heva u lte d roof ring again . Then a h ea v ysleep
must hav efallenupon me , whi c h proba bly laste d for sev er al h o u rs;  and
thenI awoketo a dimc onsci o us nessofhorror ,asI beg an tor eal ize
t he ter ri ble si tuati on  into wh ich I had brought mysel f by m y rec kle ss
folly.  My dog  was stil l ne stling clo setome; a ndi t may  hav e  b een to hi s pr e sence, pe r ha ps, t ha t I owed th e f act  of m y n o t havi ng b een
mangled by ra t s during my sl eep. R isi ngw ithdi fficulty to my  fe et , for I wa sstiff fromlying so  l o ng up on the  damp,  cold g r o un d , I on ce
m ore 
 we_disturbed
them from_their feast on some_garbage fished_up_by them_from_the slimy
bed of_the drain. Excited_at the position in_which I found_myself,
I_now began to make reckless _détours_ hither and thither, until,
thoroughly exhausted by my exertions,_I_leaned my_back_against_the
wall, and tried to remember_such marks as might have_been observed_by
me in the tunnel since I had parted_from_Simonet. The only_marks of
the wayside that I could recall, however, were_the dead rats left by
us upon_the ledge as_we_passed,_and of these I_had seen none while I
was trying_to retrace my steps. Arguing from_this, and from the fact
that Simonet did_not respond to my shouts, which_I continued to utter
at intervals,_I began_to feel an extremely unpleasant_nervous shiver
creeping over_me, suggestive_of all the_horrors about which I had ever
read_or dreamed. The_little dog lay cowering at my_feet,_as if he,
too,_were_somewhat_dejected at_the prospect of_being_eaten alive_by
avenging_rats; and, to crown the situation,_just_as I had nerved myself
for another effort_to recover the lost_clue,_my torch went out_with a
malignant flicker, and I_found myself in black darkness!

Sinking down_at the_foot of_the wall, I now gave myself up for lost.
Even had the_torch not been quite burnt out,_I had no means_of
relighting it,_having_used my last_match_when we_stopped to smoke, just
before I broke away_from my_guide. I think I must have_become somewhat
delirious now; for_I_have a faint recollection of wild_songs chanted,
and of yells that made_the vaulted roof ring again._Then_a_heavy sleep
must have fallen upon_me, which probably lasted for several_hours; and
then I_awoke to a dim consciousness of horror,_as_I began to realize
the terrible situation_into_which I had brought myself by_my_reckless
folly._My dog was still nestling_close to me; and it may_have been
to his presence, perhaps, that I owed the_fact of my_not having been
mangled by rats_during_my_sleep. Rising with difficulty to my feet,
for I was stiff_from lying_so long upon_the damp, cold ground, I once
more