CHAPTER XIV.
At first through the square chambers of the early Popes and the narrow passages lined with empty cells, nearest to the world outside, we kept together, and it was mainly Eusebius who discoursed of the building of the Catacombs, which he informed us had a pagan beginning.
"But our blessed early bishops said, 'Why should the devil have all the accommodations ?' and when once the Church got its foot in there wasn't much room for _him_.

But a few pagans there are here to this day in better company than they ever kept above ground," remarked Brother Eusebius.
"Can you tell them apart ?" asked Mr.Dod, "the Christians and the Pagans ?" "Yes," replied that holy man, "by the measurements of the jaw-bone.

The Christians, you see, were always lecturing the other fellows, so their jaw-bones grew to an awful size.

Some of 'em are simply parliamentary." "Dat," said Brother Demetrius anxiously--as nobody had laughed--"ith a joke." "I noticed the intention," said poppa.

"It's down in the guide-book that you've been 'absolved from the vow of silence'-- is that correct ?" "Right you are," said Brother Eusebius.