The path soon led deeper into the woodland, and crossed more than one brook, the approach to which was rendered perilous by the marshes through which it flowed; but the stranger seemed to know, as if by instinct, the soundest ground and the safest points of passage; and by dint of caution and attention, brought the party safely into a wilder avenue than any they had yet seen; and, pointing to a large low irregular building at the upper extremity, he said to the Prior,
Figyelmesen nézegetett maga elé, és óvatosan kalauzolta társait a bozótban, amely mind szövevényesebbé vált. A vezető hirtelen az ösvény végébe mutatott, ahol egy nagy, alacsony, szabálytalan alakú házat lehetett látni.