Here we will have a quiet castle of
our own, where no limb of the law can find us."'
'"But you surely would not think of liveen in this dismal swamp?"
they all said at once.
'"My intensheen is notheen else," he replied. "Let us go away for
the present." Then they all left the wood, the young men wondereen
what my grandfather had in his head. A few days after this, my
grandfather and all his friends came with picks, and axes, and
crowbars into the swamp. No one knew yet what plan he had formed.
Leadeen them to the bridge that I have described, he said:
'"I want that bridge cut away."
'"Why?" they all asked.
'"Can you tell," he replied, "what will happen when this bridge is
cut away?" Then they fell athinkeen and my father said:
'"The stream will go by the old bed, and will run no longer under
the ground." "Ah, father," the capteen shouted, "you are the wise one
after all. We will have a first-rate castle under the forest in the
stream's tunnel!"
'"Exactly, my son."' It was all quite clear to our hero now. For a
full quarter of a mile did this tunnel, covered over with shallow
turf, or a treacherous stretch of moss, extend.
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