![]() And then, glancing at him and following the direction of his gaze, I saw Desiree. ![]() But so fast did we go that it seemed to me we had left the great cavern scarcely a minute behind us when I suddenly saw the steps of a steep stairway leading down from an opening on our right.Īll this I saw in a flash, when suddenly Harry's fingers sank into the flesh of my arm with such force that I all but cried out in actual pain. I do not know what led us whether a remorseful Providence, who suddenly decided that we had been played with long enough, or the mere animal instinct of direction, or blind luck. Harry opened his lips to speak, but I took the words from his mouth seconds were precious. Back down the passage we ran, halting at its end. "Follow me," I whispered and he must have read the force of my knowledge in my eyes, for he obeyed without a word. Neither Harry nor I spoke our eyes were concentrated on the scene before us, trying to comprehend its meaning.
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