Part 23 (1/2)

”Not likely,” said Je a rat in a box trap It _is_ dark”

”This way, Jeht, sir Frontards: ether Let's get to the wall”

There was a rustling noise and then a rattle

”Phew! shi+ns!” cried Jem ”Oh, dear me That's barrel staves, I know the feel on 'ee of a hoop, or it'll fly up and hit you right in the middle”

_Flip_!

”There, I told you so Hurt you much, my lad?”

”Not very o all round the place, perhaps there's another way out”

”All right, sir Well, it ht be, but I say as it couldn't be darker than this if you was brown sugar, and shut up in a barrel in thethe wall, Je to feel all round Can you hear anything?”

”Only you speaking, ht, Mas' Don My head aches as if it was a tub with the cooper at work hareat cellar, guiding hi: his hands over the da but bare wall till he had passed doo sides, and was half-way along the third, when he uttered a hasty ejaculation

”It's all right, Jeo, sir Steady”

”Yes, but make haste”

”There's a door,” whispered Don ”Loose my hand”

He hastily felt all over the door, but it was perfectly blank, not so h he pressed and strained at it, he could make no impression

”It's no use, Jem Let's try the other door”

”I don't believe there are no other door,” said Jem ”That's the way out”

”No, no; the way out is on the other side”

”This here is t'other side,” said Jem, ”only we arn't over there now”

”I'm sure it can't be”

”And I' than being shut up in the dark You loses yourself directly, and then you can't find yourself again”

”But the door where the men went out is over there”