Question

what was said by the colonel after he said that they were within the hydraulic press ?

Answer 1

Answer:

We are now,' said he, 'actually within the hydraulic press, and it would be a particularly unpleasant thing for us if anyone were to turn it on. The ceiling of this small chamber is really the end of the descending piston, and it comes down with the force of many tons upon this metal floor.

Answer 2

Answer - When the colonel said that he was in the hydraulic press he thought that the ceiling of the chamber was the end of the descending piston, and it came down with the force of many turns upon the metal floot, but there was some stiffness and it had lost a little of its force.