To sum up, these drawers are in tiers, like the berths in a ship's cabin.

In the upper ones Mrs.Weldon, little Jack, Nan, and Cousin Benedict took refuge.

In the lower row Austin, Bat, and Acteon hid themselves.

As for Dick Sand, Tom, and Hercules, they remained in the lower part of the cone.
"My friends," then said the young novice to the two blacks, "the ground is becoming damp.

We must fill it up by crumbling the red clay from the base; but take care not to obstruct the hole by which the air enters.