Owing to its position with reference to the sun at that hour Jenks imagined that sufficient light would be obtainable when the tropical luxuriance of foliage outside was dispensed with.
At present the interior was dark.

With the stick he tapped the walls and roof.

A startled cluck and the rush of wings heralded the flight of two birds, alarmed by the noise.

Soon his eyes, more accustomed to the gloom, made out that the place was about thirty feet deep, ten feet wide in the center, and seven or eight feet high.
At the further end was a collection of objects inviting prompt attention.

Each moment he could see with greater distinctness.