Iwasanxioustogofurtherandseewhatlaybeyondit；indeedwedidwalkafewpaces，twentyperhaps，onwardintotherecessesofthecave。
ThenBickleydiscoveredsomethingthatlookedlikethemouthofawelldownwhichhenearlytumbled，andBastinbegantocomplainthathewashotandverythirsty；alsotopointoutthathewishedfornomorecavesandidolsatpresent。
\"Lookhere，Arbuthnot，\"saidBickley，\"thesecandlesareburninglowandwedon’twanttouseupmoreifwecanpreventit，forwemayneedwhatwehavegotverybadlylateron。Now，accordingtomypocketcompassthemouthofthiscavepointsdueeast；probablyatthebeginningitwasorientatedtotherisingsunforpurposesofastronomicalobservationorofworshipatcertainperiodsoftheyear。FromthepositionofthesunwhenwelandedontherockthismorningIimaginethatjustnowitrisesalmostexactlyoppositetothemouthofthecave。Ifthisisso，to—morrowatdawn，foratimeatleast，thelightshouldpenetrateasfarasthestatue，andperhapsfurther。WhatI
suggestisthatweshouldwalttillthentoexplore。\"
Iagreedwithhim，especiallyasIwasfeelingtired，beingexhaustedbywonder，andwantedtimetothink。Soweturnedback。