THE WORLD BELOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BY THE SAME AUTHOR FICTION THE ADVENTURE OF WYNDHAM SMITH THE ISLAND OF CAPTAIN SPARROW LORD’S RIGHT IN LANGUEDOC SEVEN THOUSAND IN ISRAEL THE SCREAMING LAKE THE SIEGE OF MALTA THE NEWS GODS LEAD PRELUDE IN PRAGUE VENGEANCE OF GWA THE HIDDEN TRIBE ORDEAL OF BARATA MEGIDDO’S RIDGE BEYOND THE RIM FOUR DAYS’ WAR THE WITCHFINDER ELFWIN DELUGE DREAM DAVID POWER DAWN VERSE THE SONG OF SONGS AND OTHER POEMS SCENES FROM THE MORTE D’ARTHUR THE RIDING OF LANCELOT THE BALLAD OF ELAINE RESIDUE TRANSLATION DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY POLITICAL POLICE AND PUBLIC SHOULD WE SURRENDER COLONIES? BIOGRAPHY THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD BELOW by S. FOWLER WRIGHT Author of “Deluge,” “The Island of Captain Sparrow,” etc. BOOKS FOR TODAY LTD 50-52 OLD BROMPTON ROAD LONDON S.W. 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Second Impression Copyright, 1929 Made and Printed in Great Britain by Jarrold & Sons Ltd., Norwich, Mcmxlix ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS BOOK I. THE AMPHIBIANS I. OF PLACE AND TIME II. THE EMPTY DAWN III. DEATH? IV. THE OPAL WAY V. THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE VI. THE FROG-MOUTHS VII. CAPTURE VIII. THE BIRDS IX. THE TUNNEL OF FEAR X. THE AMPHIBIANS XI. THE PROBLEM XII. THE MARCH XIII. THE KILLERS XIV. THE HALT XV. THE PLAN OF ATTACK XVI. THE SENTRY XVII. THE ETHICS OF VIOLENCE XVIII. THE ARSENAL OF THE KILLERS XIX. THE DUEL IN THE NIGHT XX. THE BOW XXI. THE BAT-WINGS XXII. NIGHT IN THE ARSENAL XXIII. THE ESCAPE XXIV. THE FIGHT IN THE ARSENAL XXV. THE FORBIDDEN THING XXVI. THE TRIAL XXVII. THE VERDICT XXVIII. THE FATE OF THE KILLERS BOOK II. THE WORLD BELOW I. COUNSEL II. THE UNKNOWN WAY III. THE PERIL OF THE LAKE IV. THE SILENCE IN THE WOOD V. THE TEMPLE VI. THE DOWNWARD PATH VII. THE LIVING BOOK VIII. THE TREATY IX. THE FLAME OF LIFE X. VISIONS XI. WAR XII. THE FATE OF TEMPLETON XIII. SEPARATION XIV. LOVE AND WAR XV. RELEASE XVI. RETURN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Book I THE AMPHIBIANS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAPTER I