Chapter 31

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Now to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic. They tripped along the murky aisles with the rest of the company, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave—wonders dubbed with rather over-descriptive names, such as “The Drawing-Room,” “The Cathedral,” “Aladdin’s Palace,” and so on. Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion bega