It was highly bituminous, and burned with a great blaze.
The day was now drawing to a close; far away I could see the lurid glow of the volcanoes, which grew brighter as the day declined: above, the skies twinkled with innumerable stars, and the air was filled with the moan of rushing waters.
We entered the cave.

As we did so the natives heaped coal upon the fire, and the flames arose, lighting up the interior.

We found here a number of women and children, who looked at us without either fear or curiosity.

The children looked like little dwarfs; the women were hags, hideous beyond description.

One old woman in particular, who seemed to be in authority, was actually terrible in her awful and repulsive ugliness.