Could any have seen the rower's face, it would have been seen to be grave and rather pale.

The lights of the bridge beginning to gleam ahead of him as he looked over his shoulder, Cuthbert muttered to himself: "This has been a strange night's work, and there be more in all than I can rightly understand.

Pray Heaven I be not further entangled in such mysteries and secrets! Well did the wise woman bid me beware of underground cellars.

Would I had never been into that ill place this night!".