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There, in the faint, red light, Taffy discerned a great cave. Lying on the floor were hundreds of armed men, but motionless and apparently sound asleep. Little spangles of light were reflected from swords, spears, round shields, and burnished helmets. All these seemed of very ancient pattern. But immediately in front of them was a bell. Taffy felt some curiosity to tap it. Would the sleeping host of men then rise up? THERE IN THE FAINT RED LIGHT TAFFY DISCERNED A GREAT CAVE LYING ON THE FLOOR WERE HUNDREDS OF ARMED MEN BUT MOTIONLESS AND APPARENTLY SOUND ASLEEP LITTLE SPANGLES OF LIGHT WERE REFLECTED FROM SWORDS SPEARS ROUND SHIELDS AND BURNISHED HELMETS ALL THESE SEEMED A VERY ANCIENT PATTERN BUT IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THEM WAS A BELL TAFFY FELT SOME CURIOSITY TO TAP IT WOULD THE SLEEPING HOST OF MEN THEN RISE UP
he kept bravely at his task. At last, when ready to drop from fatigue, he heard his companion say: "We've struck it!" A few shovelfuls more laid bare a broad flat stone. This they pried up, but it required all their strength to lift and stand it on edge. Just below, they saw a flight of steps. They were slippery with wet and they looked very old, as if worn, ages ago, by many feet passing up and down them. Taffy shrunk back, as a draught of the close, dead air struck his nostrils. "Come on, and don't be afraid. I'm going to make you rich," said the sorcerer. At this, Taffy's eyes glistened, and he followed on down the steps, without saying a word. At the bottom of the descent, they entered a narrow passage, and finally came to a door. "Now, I'll ask you. Are you brave, and will you come in with me, if I open this door?" By this time, Taffy was so eager for treasure, that he spoke up at once. "I'm not afraid. Open the door." The sorcerer gave a jerk and the door flew open. What a sight! WERE SOON WEARY BUT URGED ON BY VISIONS OF GOLD HE KEPT BRAVELY AT HIS TASK AT LAST WHEN READY TO DROP FROM FATIGUE HE HEARD HIS COMPANION SAY WE'VE STRUCK IT A FEW SHOVELFULS MORE LAID BARE A BROAD FLAT STONE THIS THEY PRIED UP BUT IT REQUIRED ALL THEIR STRENGTH TO LIFT AND STAND IT ON EDGE JUST BELOW THEY SAW A FLIGHT OF STEPS THEY WERE SLIPPERY WITH WET AND THEY LOOKED VERY OLD AS IF WORN AGES AGO BY MANY FEET PASSING UP AND DOWN THEM TAFFY SHRUNK BACK AS A DRAUGHT OF THE CLOSE DEAD AIR STRUCK HIS NOSTRILS COME ON AND DON'T BE AFRAID I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU RICH SAID THE SORCERER AT THIS TAFFY'S EYES GLISTENED AND HE FOLLOWED ON DOWN THE STEPS WITHOUT SAYING A WORD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCENT THEY ENTERED A NARROW PASSAGE AND FINALLY CAME TO A DOOR NOW I'LL ASK YOU ARE YOU BRAVE AND WILL YOU COME IN WITH ME IF I OPEN THIS DOOR BY THIS TIME TAFFY WAS SO EAGER FOR TREASURE THAT HE SPOKE UP AT ONCE I'M NOT AFRAID OPEN THE DOOR THE SORCERER GAVE A JERK AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHAT A SIGHT
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