ABSTRACT

They continued to wander about till day-light, when they found themselves in a cavern, whose entrance was washed by the frequent waves that broke upon the shore. The roof was arched and craggy; the surges, as they dashed against its flinty threshold, echoed to the center of the mountain; while the slightest breeze moaned with a dismal sound, through the fissures which had been made in various places, by time and a situation, which was exposed to the united fury of the winds and waters.