She shut her eyes and pretended to sleep again; then at the proper time entered the stage and pursued her journey.

At the end of the journey she reported his conduct to the proper authorities.
"I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

So I called the landlord as soon as we arrived at the Cave House, and asked if we could have Mat, who I had been told was the best guide now that Stephen is ill.

The landlord promised Mat to me for two days.

After dinner we made our first attempt.
"The ground descends for some two hundred feet towards the mouth of the cave; then you come to a low hill, and you descend through a small aperture not at all imposing, in front of which trickles a little stream.