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Then silently he let himself go into the unknown. He arrived unmolested at the foot of the shaft, and stood still again, biting at his breath, which had almost left him. THEN SILENTLY HE LET HIMSELF GO INTO THE UNKNOWN HE ARRIVED UNMOLESTED AT THE FOOT OF THE SHAFT AND STOOD STILL AGAIN BITING AT HIS BREATH WHICH IT ALMOST LEFT HIM
remained in the pirate's infuriated breast. The first thing he did on finding himself alone in the fast falling night was to tiptoe to Slightly's tree, and make sure that it provided him with a passage. Then for long he remained brooding; his hat of ill omen on the sward, so that a gentle breeze which had arisen might play refreshingly through his hair. Dark as were his thoughts his blue eyes were as soft as the periwinkle. Intently he listened for any sound from the nether world, but all was as silent below as above; the house under the ground seemed to be but one more empty tenement in the void. Was that boy asleep, or did he stand waiting at the foot of Slightly's tree, with his dagger in his hand? There was no way of knowing, save by going down. Hook let his cloak slip softly to the ground, and then biting his lips till a lewd blood stood on them, he stepped into the tree. He was a brave man; but for a moment he had to stop there and wipe his brow, which was dripping like a candle. IM THAT MAY HAVE REMAINED IN THE PIRATE'S INFURIATED BREAST THE FIRST THING HE DID ON FINDING HIMSELF ALONE IN THE FAST FALLING NIGHT WAS TO TIPTOE TO SLIGHTLY STREAM AND MAKE SURE THAT IT PROVIDED HIM WITH THE PASSAGE THEN FOR LONG HE REMAINED BROODING HIS HAT OF ILL OMEN ON THE SWARD SO THAT THE GENTLE BREEZE WHICH HAD ARISEN MIGHT PLAY REFRESHINGLY THROUGH HIS HAIR DARK AS WERE HIS THOUGHTS HIS BLUE EYES WERE AS SOFT AS THE PERIWINKLE INTENTLY HE LISTENED FOR ANY SOUND FROM THE NETHER WORLD BUT ALL WAS AS SILENT BELOW AS ABOVE THE HOUSE UNDER THE GROUND SEEMED TO BE BUT ONE MORE EMPTY TENEMENT IN THE VOID WAS THAT BOY ASLEEP OR DID HE STAND WAITING AT THE FOOT OF SLIGHTLY'S TREE WITH HIS DAGGER IN HIS HAND THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING SAVE BY GOING DOWN HOOK LET HIS CLOAK SLIP SOFTLY TO THE GROUND AND THEN BITING HIS LIPS TILL A LEWD BLOOD STOOD ON THEM HE STEPPED INTO THE TREE HE WAS A BRAVE MAN BUT FOR A MOMENT HE HAD TO STOP THERE AND WIPE HIS BROW WHICH WAS DRIPPING LIKE A CANDLE
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