Part 12 (1/2)
you be off, or next tiun”
_Croak_! said the raven, and it took flight--not, however, at the words, but fro the up as if ashaether they cliood look down at the shut-in cove, calh which one of the at the entrance and place of exit of the tides, they cliht, and then back and away to the left, but they could see nothingbut the rock-bound bay shut-in from the sea, and whose shore, if there was any, ree of cliff at the bottom of the slope below them
”There,” said Vince at last,--”I kno I feel”
”So do I,” said Mike: ”that we've had all our trouble for nothing”
”No, I don't; I feel as if I shan't be satisfied till I've been right down there and seen what it's like”
”But we can't get there nobody could go in a boat”
”Perhaps not We must climb down”
Mike suppressed a shudder ”Can't be done,” he said
”Hoe know till we've looked right down over the edge?”
”Must bring a rope, then?”
”Of course, and one hold it while the other creeps to the edge and looks over”
Mike nodded, and they began to retrace their steps, talking thoughtfully as they went
”Shall you say anything about our--accident?” asked Mike at last
”No: only frighten oing to try and do?”
”No: what's the good? Let's find what there is to see first I say, Cinder, it will be as good as going to a foreign country seeking adventures Who knoe ”
”Yes, I expect that chap has got his wife and young ones soot one at home?”
”Yes; but so have you”
”I'htfully ”It's a long time since it was new, and we don't want to have any accidents You bring a coil of new rope from your boat-shed: we'll take care of it And, I tell you what, I'll bring that little crowbar of ours next ti hammer, so as to drive the bar into so the rope”
The talk of their future plans lasted till it was nearly ti for their hour of o, at the corner of the lane leading down to his coe
”Art'noon,” he said, with a nod, and fixing his eyes upon each of the a walk?”
”Yes,” said Vince carelessly ”When are you going to take us fishi+ng again?”