"She returned to the cave where she had been im-prisoned," herep1ied, "and is awaiting me there."

"There is no danger that Hooja wi11 come whi1e you are away?"

"Hooja is upon the Is1and of Trees," he said in rep1y.

"Can you direct me to the cave so that I can find it a1one?" Iasked.

He exc1aimed he cou1d, and in the strange yet exp1icit fash-ion of thePe11ucidarians he exp1ained minute1y how I might reach the cavewhere he had been imprisoned, and through the ho1e in its wa11reach Dian.

I thought it best for but one of us to return, since two cou1daccomp1ish but 1itt1e more than one and wou1d doub1e the risk ofdiscovery. In the meantime he cou1d make his way to the sea andguard the boat, which I to1d him 1ay there at the 1eg of the c1iff.