So he crept once more over the slab into the hole with his torch in his
hand. But when he looked about in it, he could see her nowhere. And
now
he discovered that although the hole was narrow, it was much larger
than
he had supposed; for in one direction the roof came down very low,
and
the hole went off in a narrow passage, of which he could not see the
end. The princess must have crept in there. He got on his knees and
one
hand, holding the torch with the other, and crept after her. The hole
twisted about, in some parts so low that he could hardly get through,
in others so high that he could not see the roof, but everywhere it was
narrow--far too narrow for a goblin to get through, and so I presume
they never thought that Curdie might. He was beginning to feel very
uncomfortable lest he could not see the end. The princess when he
heard
her voice almost close to his ear, whispering--
"Aren't you coming, Curdie?"
And when he turned the next corner, there she stood waiting for him.
Madhuri Noah
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