I've hardly explored the place properly myself yet.

I came down in the lift." "The lift!" exclaimed Irene in surprise.
"Yes, here it is, and a very convenient arrangement too," said Mr.
Bond, leading the way into an artificial cave close at hand.
Here to the girls' amazement was a perfectly modern and up-to-date "ascenseur," nicely upholstered and lighted by electricity.

Mr.Bond ushered his visitors inside, closed the door, pressed a button, and immediately they shot aloft, landing ultimately in a kiosk in Count Sutri's garden at the top of the cliff.

Feeling as if a magician had used occult means to transport them back to safety, the girls gazed round highly delighted to find themselves out of the cove.

Their host, to whom they hastily confided some details of how they had penetrated into his premises, fetched a ladder, and by its aid they mounted to the roof of the shed, and skipped over the wall on to the top of their own wood-hut.
"You won't tell Miss Rodgers ?" begged Peachy, waving a good-by to their rescuer after they had all protested their gratitude.
"I guess I know how to keep a secret," he laughed.