In a few moments the whole party was standing in the moonlight on the grass before the deserted tower of Low Dudgeon. Not quite deserted, however; in every mind was a picture of a misty and vapory form, remotely in the shape of a man, sitting motionless in a chair beside a table in a dark and silent room. "All right," said Toby, "now for the Treasure Cave and the City of Towers." CHAPTER XX THE CITY OF TOWERS At the Pirates' Cave, the task of getting out the treasure proved very difficult, but it was done at last. The Committee's camp in the forest had supplied abundance of provisions, and a great number of animals; the Committee traveled in luxury. On the level ground where Mr. Hanlon had given his exhibition of head-work, the toilers were now resting in the hot sun, and drying their garments, thoroughly soaked by their trips in and out of the cave, under the water-fall. They looked with intense delight on the boxes and bags which lay before them. "What I say is," said Toby, "let's divide the treasure now, so we won't have to bother about it when we get to the City of Towers." "How beautiful is nature!" said the Sly Old Codger. "Behold that wide expanse of field and forest resting so--so--expansively beneath the orb of day! A true, true work of nature! At such a moment as this, dear friends, a warm feeling invades my heart, a feeling of--of--Did I hear a suggestion to divide the treasure?" The division was carefully made, and when it was done, and each person had declared himself well satisfied, each share was packed separately, and the treasure loaded on the backs of the extra mules. It was a princely fortune. "Do you suppose," said the Old Codger with the Wooden Leg, "that--er--I shall be able to obtain, in the City of Towers, such a thing as a pipeful--ahem!--a pipeful of tobacco?" "Never fear," said the Third Vice-President. "I fancy you will be able to buy there all the tobacco you can use." "Wery sorry I am to 'ear it," said Mr. Punch. "Hi regard the tobacco 'abit as a wery reprehensible 'abit. Wery." "Oh, you do!" said Toby, glaring at him.