I know? Made of! 'Tain't made of anything, nor more
ar'n't tin. I suppose it grows."

"Do you know?" said Mr Temple.

"I think so, sir," said Will modestly; "sulphur and iron."

"Let's go on now," said Arthur; "I want to fish."

"Stop and learn something, my boy," said Mr Temple sternly.

"Oh! go on, please," cried Dick, who was delighted to find so much
knowledge in his new friend.

"What is this, then?" said Mr Temple, picking up a whitish
metallic-looking piece of mineral.

"I don't know exactly, sir," said Will eagerly; "but I think it is
partly antimony and partly silver."

"Quite right again, my lad," cried Mr Temple, clapping Will upon the
shoulder of his fish-scaly blue jersey; "a great deal of antimony, and
there is sulphur and iron too, I think, in this piece."

"This must have come out of the working above there," cried Will
eagerly.

"Undoubtedly, my lad."

"I didn't know that there had been a mine here," said Will.

"Or you would have had a look at it before now, eh?"

"Yes, sir," said Will, colouring.

"We'll go and have a look at it now," said Mr Temple; "but I don't
think we shall find anything of much good."

"Here, papa, what's this?" cried Arthur eagerly. "This must be gold."

"Copper," cried Will. "Then there is copper here too!"

"Yes, that is copper," said Mr Temple, examining and re-fracturing a
glistening piece of stone full of purple and gold reflections, with
touches of blue and crimson. "Peacock ore some people call it. Now,
let's have a climb. Or stop, let's have a look at that cave. I should
not wonder if the adit is there."

"Beggin' yer pardon, sir," said Josh respectfully, "I don't think as I'd
go in there, if I was you."

"Why not?" said Mr Temple, as he stood just inside the rugged cavern,
whose mouth was fringed with sea-ferns.

"Well, you see, sir, they say gashly things about these here old zorns."

"What sort of things, Josh?" cried Dick. "Wild beasts in 'em?"

"Well, no, Master Ditchard, sir," said Josh, who was confused as to the
proper way of using the names Dick and Richard; "not wild beasts here."

"You must go two miles farther," said Will, "and we can show you the
seal-caves."

"With seals in them?" cried Richard.

"Oh, yes, plenty," said Will. "Josh thinks there is something
unpleasant lives in these zorns."

"No, not exactly lives," said Josh, hesitating; "and don't you get
making game of 'em, young fellow," he added, turning to