Icanassureyou，andtellnolieasJohnFryalwaysusedtosay，whentellinghisverylargest，thatI

　　scrambledbacktothemouthofthatpitasiftheevilonehadbeenafterme。AndsorelyIrepentednowofallmyboyishfolly，ormadnessitmightwellbetermed，inventuring，withnonetohelp，andnothingtocompelme，intothataccursedvalley。Onceletmegetout，thinksI，andifeverIgetinagain，withoutbeingcastinbyneckandbycrop，Iwillgiveournew-borndonkeyleavetosetupformyschoolmaster。

　　HowIkeptthatresolutionweshallseehereafter。ItisenoughformenowtotellhowIescapedfromthedenthatnight。FirstIsatdowninthelittleopeningwhichLornahadpointedouttome，andwonderedwhethershehadmeant，asbitterlyoccurredtome，thatI

　　shouldrundownintothepit，andbedrowned，andgivenomoretrouble。ButinlessthanhalfaminuteIwasashamedofthatidea，andrememberedhowshewasvexedtothinkthatevenaloachshouldlosehislife。AndthenIsaidtomyself，’Nowsurelyshewouldvaluememorethanathousandloaches；andwhatshesaidmustbequitetrueaboutthewayoutofthishorribleplace。’

　　ThereforeIbegantosearchwiththeutmostcareanddiligence，althoughmyteethwerechattering，andallmybonesbeginningtoachewiththechillinessandthewetness。Beforeverylongthemoonappeared，overtheedgeofthemountain，andamongthetreesatthetopofit；andthenIespiedroughsteps，androcky，madeasifwithasledge-hammer，narrow，steep，andfarasunder，scoopedhereandthereinthesideoftheentrance，andthenroundabulgeofthecliff，likethemarksuponagreatbrownloaf，whereahungrychildhaspickedatit。Andhigherup，wherethelightofthemoonshonebroaderupontheprecipice，thereseemedtobearudebrokentrack，liketheshadowofacrookedstickthrownuponahouse-wall。

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