"It slopes down; but the wrong way.

It goes right in as far as I can see, and--Yes, it does just the same on the other side.

If I were to go down now I should plump right into black water, that's boiling up and racing along like it does where there's a rocky bottom, I do wish you were here to see." "I don't," whispered Mike.

"There--that'll do," he continued aloud.
"Come up." "Wait a bit.

I must see a little more, now I am here.