Remember, if one hand shut us up in that passage, another hand delivered us! I shall not soon forget that." "But, Harry, how can we be sure that these two hands do not belong to the same body ?" "What can put such a notion in your head, Jack ?" asked Harry.
"Well, I don't know.

Creatures that live in these holes, Harry, don't you see?
they can't be made like us, eh ?" "But they ARE just like us, Jack." "Oh, no! don't say that, Harry! Perhaps some madman managed to get in for a time." "A madman! No madman would have formed such connected plans, or done such continued mischief as befell us after the breaking of the ladders." "Well, but anyhow he has done no harm for the last three years, either to you, Harry, or any of your people." "No matter, Jack," replied Harry; "I am persuaded that this malignant being, whoever he is, has by no means given up his evil intentions.

I can hardly say on what I found my convictions.

But at any rate, for the sake of the new works, I must and will know who he is and whence he comes." "For the sake of the new works did you say ?" asked Jack, considerably surprised.
"I said so, Jack," returned Harry.

"I may be mistaken, but, to me, all that has happened proves the existence of an interest in this mine in strong opposition to ours.