Dick Cheveley : his adventures and misadventures (1881)
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 160
any moment something might give way below me, andthat I might pitch down to the floor of the vault on myhead. I had gone on some way, when, stretching out myhand, I discovered nothing beyond me. I was on the veryedge of the erection. The only thing I could do was togo back the way I had come, or to… … Pressing against a board it gave way. Pc.ge 138. THK NEW EXPLORATION OF THE VAULT CONTINUED. 139 assisted me greatly to discover the trap-door leading tothe vault. It was easier to climb up than to climb down,as I could not feel with my feet as I could with my hands.The attempt, however, must be…
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