Brave as they appeared to be, the two English gentlemen looked at each other hesitatingly. One might have thought there was in that cellar one of those famished ogres--the gigantic heroes of popular legends, into whose cavern nobody could force their way with impunity.
Hoe dapper ook, zagen beide Engelsche edellieden elkander aan en aarzelden; het was alsof in dien kelder een hongerig gedrocht zich ophield, een dier reusachtige helden der volkssprookjes, wier hol niemand ongestraft binnentrad.