Part 61 (1/2)
”I suppose that's where they keeps their coals, Mas' Don,” said Jeot to hide in the coal-cellar Why not start off and run?”
”We should be seen,” said Don anxiously ”Don't let us do anything rash”
”But p'r'aps it's rash to go in there, o in?”
”We must trust our hosts, Jem,” replied Don ”They have behaved very well to us so far”
There was another hail from the party ashore, and still Jeht away, Mas' Don,” he said, glancing down at the garb he wore ”If any of our fello us at a distance they'd say as savages, and take no notice”
”Not of our white faces, Je on”
”Oh, well, sir, if you go on, o' course I must follow, and look arter you; but I don't like it The place looks treacherous Ugh! Wurra!
Wurra! Wurra!”
That repeated word represents iven by Je for the rapidly down fro over the edge of the shelf, and watching hione to tell them where we are, have he, Mas' Don?”
”No, Jeet as old as I a inward ”Well, what sort of a place is it, Mas' Don?”
”I can't see in far, but the cavern seee”
”Crooked enough, and long enough,” grumbled Jem ”Hark!”
Don listened, and heard a faint hail
”They're co for us, I suppose”
”I didn't ain”
Don took a step into the cave, but went no farther, for Jeripped his arm
”Take care, my lad 'Tarn't safe Hear that noise?”
”Yes; it is like soot no pistols nor cutlashes It's a lion, I know”
”There are no lions here, Jeer I know un I've seen 'eers, nor any other fierce beasts here, Jem”
”No can you be so obstinate, Mas' Don, when you can hear 'eht in yonder No, no, not a step farther do you go”
”Don't be so foolish, Je to take advantage of the asleep to put on my proper costoom, and if you'll take my advice, you'll do just the sae of a handy seat-like piece of rock, and altered his dress rapidly, an example that, after a moment or two of hesitation, Don followed