Ultima VI: The False Prophet/Dungeon Despise and Heroes Hole

'According to the Ultima philosophy, Despise is the opposite of Compassion. The virtue of Compassion comes from the principle of Love, and its opposite is Hatred. Therefore, Despise derives from Hatred.'

Dungeon walkthrough
There are no items in the Heroes Hole (also known as Heftimus cave), nor in the passage that links it to the rest of Dungeon Despise.

The fishing pole can be used to get food for free. Exchange the gold nuggets for gold coins in Britain (1 nugget = 10 coins).