”SeetheLordFerreiraandhiswife，”saidtheMolimo，”whomtheirdaughterlaidthusbeforeshewenttojointhem。”Then，atamotionfromBenita，hecoveredthemupagainwiththeirgoldencloths。”Heretheysleep，”hewentoninhischantingvoice，”ahundredandfiftyandthreeofthem——ahundredandfiftyandthree；andwhenIdreaminthisplaceatnight，Ihaveseentheghostsofeveryoneofthemarisefrombesidetheirformsandcomeglidingdownthecave——thehusbandwiththewife，thechildwiththemother——tolookatme，andaskwhenthemaidenreturnsagaintotakeherheritageandgivethemburial。”
Benitashuddered；thesolemnawfulnessoftheplaceandsceneoppressedher。Shebegantothinkthatshe，too，sawthoseghosts。”Itisenough，”shesaid。”Letusbegoing。”
Sotheywent，andthepitiful，agonizedChristuponthecross，atwhichsheglancedfromtimetotimeoverhershoulder，fadedtoawhiteblot，thenvanishedawayinthedarkness，throughwhich，fromgenerationtogeneration，itkeptitswatchabovethedead，thosedeadthatintheirdespaironcehadcriedtoitformercy，andbedeweditsfeetwithtears。
Glad，oh！gladwasshewhenshehadleftthathauntedplacebehindher，andsawthewholesomelightagain。”Whathaveyouseen？”askedherfatherandMeyer，inonebreath，astheynotedherwhiteandfrightenedface。
Shesankuponastoneseatattheentranceofthecave，andbeforeshecouldopenherlipstheMolimoansweredforher:”Themaidenhasseenthedead。TheSpiritwhogoeswithherhasgivengreetingtoitsdeadthatitleftsolongago。ThemaidenhasdonereverencetotheWhiteOnewhohangsuponthecross，andaskedablessingandapardonofHim，asshewhoseSpiritgoeswithherdidreverencebeforetheeyesofmyforefathers，andaskedablessingandapardonereshecastherselfaway。”AndhepointedtothelittlegoldencrucifixwhichhunguponBenita’sbosom，attachedtothenecklacewhichTamas，themessenger，hadgivenheratRooiKrantz。”Now，”hewenton，”nowthespellisbroken，andthesleepersmustdeparttosleepelsewhere。Enter，whitemen；enter，ifyoudare，andaskforpardonandforblessingifitmaybefound，andgatherupthedrybonesandtakethetreasurethatwastheirs，ifitmaybefound，andconquerthecursethatgoeswiththetreasureforallsaveone，ifyoucan，ifyoucan，ifyoucan！Restyouhere，maiden，inthesweetsunshine，andfollowme，whitemen；followmeintothedarkofthedeadtoseekforthatwhichthewhitemenlove。”Andoncemorehevanisheddownthepassage，turningnowandagaintobeckontothem，whiletheywentafterhimasthoughdrawnagainsttheirwish。Fornow，atthelastmoment，somesuperstitiousfearspreadfromhimtothem，andshoweditselfintheireyes。