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Relighting our torches, we saw that the walls were of a yellow colour, while the ceiling appeared to be of a dark undefined blue, resembling the midnight sky. We visited several other caverns, some of which appeared to be of immense height, though the ceiling in most parts is not more than thirty feet from the ground.
Then came the relighting of Monsieur's cigar, and that, too, was quite a business; for Madame's fan would always give a suspicious little flirt every time the match was lighted; then a penalty had to be paid, and that, again, took time. The aristocratic English family which was passing the summer at Saint-Germain was disturbed in its regulation walk by the passing of the gay little equipage.
"Thank you, Prince," the Inspector answered, "I am perfectly well again. In fact, I have not felt anything of my little attack since." The Prince smiled. "I am glad," he said. "Next time you are good enough to pay me a visit, I will see that you do not suffer in the same way." He nodded kindly and rejoined his friends. The Inspector resumed his seat and busied himself with relighting his cigar.
"What would be the use o' comin' here if we didn't do that? But I haven't time to argue with you just now, Hall. All I know is that it's my duty to write to my wife, an' I won't let the chance slip when I've got it." "Bah!" exclaimed the cynic, relighting his pipe, which in the heat of debate he had allowed to go out.
Only Pereira turned his broad back and busied himself with relighting his pipe, which had gone out. Then Retief began again. "What is it you were calling us to listen to, Mynheer Pereira? That this Heer Allan Quatermain had offered to shoot you a match? Well, why not? If he can hit Kaffirs running at him with spears, as he has done, he may be able to hit other things also.
Of course you've read Wells already. Everybody has." "How about the Americans?" said Titania. "Haven't they written anything about the war that's worth while?" "Here's one that I found a lot of meat in, streaked with philosophical gristle," said Roger, relighting his pipe. He pulled out a copy of Professor Latimer's Progress.
It was quite deserted. The night was a very dark one, and there were many patches of shadow in which a man might have lain concealed. "I can see no one," I said, speaking as confidently as possible, and relighting the lamp, "if I call a cab for you and see you safely into it, you will have nothing to fear, I think." "I have a cab waiting," she replied, and lowering the veil she stood up to go.
With blinking eyes he was curiously observing the old man and nodding approvingly in order to induce him to talk. 'So you are a materialist, Jeanbernat? he said. 'Oh, I am only a poor man, replied the old fellow, relighting his pipe.
She guessed rightly that now for a while at least since she was known to be armed, there would be a hesitation in the relighting of lanterns or even in the striking of matches. That caution, in a situation which had abruptly undergone a change of complexion, went farther. There was even no sound of voices or of movement.
It had to do with that isolated life in a land where until recently matches were rare and when the hearth fire died one had to go to the neighbor's house and hasten back with a flaming fagot for its relighting. "Ye don't seem ter hev ther drive of a man borryin' fire. Why didn't ye ask Joe. I heers him in thar."
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