. The sea fairies . 127. ALL at once it grew dark around them. Neither Capn Billnor Trot liked this gloom, for it made them nervous not to beable to see their enemies. We must be near a sea cavern, if not within one, whis-pered Princess Clia, and even as she spoke the network ofscarlet arms parted before them, leaving an avenue for themto swim out of the cage. There was brighter water ahead, too,so the queen said, without hesitation: Come along, dear friends; but, let us clasp hands andkeep close together. They obeyed her commands and swam swiftly out of theirprison and into the clear water be
. The sea fairies . 127. ALL at once it grew dark around them. Neither Capn Billnor Trot liked this gloom, for it made them nervous not to beable to see their enemies. We must be near a sea cavern, if not within one, whis-pered Princess Clia, and even as she spoke the network ofscarlet arms parted before them, leaving an avenue for themto swim out of the cage. There was brighter water ahead, too,so the queen said, without hesitation: Come along, dear friends; but, let us clasp hands andkeep close together. They obeyed her commands and swam swiftly out of theirprison and into the clear water before them, glad to put adistance between themselves and the loathesome sea monsters made no attempt to follow them, but they burst 128 Chapter Twelve into a chorus of harsh laughter which warned our friends thatthey had not yet accomplished their escape. The four now found themselves in a broad, rocky passage,which was dimly lighted from some unknown source. Thewalls overhead, below them and at the sides all g
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