He went on coaxing, in his soft, persuasive way; and when we saw that the pipe did not blow up and nothing happened, our confidence returned by little and little, and presently our curiosity got to be stronger than our fear, and we ventured back--but slowly, and ready to fly at any alarm.
And so he weaves the web, drawing them in. It's funny how comfort eventually gets us to put our guard down, unaware of the danger right there in our midst.
