A mile farther we had to bow our heads under corniced elliptic arches in the romanesque style; and massive pillars standing out from the wall bent under the spring of the vault that rested heavily upon them. In other places this magnificence gave way to narrow channels between low structures which looked like beaver's huts, and we had to creep along through extremely narrow passages.
A de certains endroits, cette disposition faisait place à de basses substructions qui ressemblaient aux ouvrages des castors, et nous nous glissions en rampant à travers d'étroits boyaux.