Then I followed him into the cave, where I searched vainly for him.

I was curious.

I could not understand how he eluded me.

Always he went into the cave, never did he come out of it, yet always did he arrive there at my elbow and mock me.
Thus did our fight transform itself into a game of hide and seek.
All afternoon, with occasional intervals, we kept it up, and a playful, friendly spirit arose between us.

In the end, he did not run away from me, and we sat together with our arms around each other.