Part 25 (1/2)
A happy inspiration had co one hand upon his breast, he thrust in the other, gave a tug, and drew out his little curved dirk, glanced at the edge, ran to theand began to cut at one of the bars
Labour in vain He divided the paint, and produced a few squeaks and grating sounds, as he realised that the atte sharply, he looked about the rooht little weapon, halfway up the blade of a rich deep blue, in which was figured a pattern in gold, he yielded to necessity, and began to chop at the top bar of the grate, so as to nick the edges of his weapon and make it saw-like
The result was not very satisfactory, but sufficiently so to rating, ear-assailing sound, as he found that now he did h, that the probability was, if he kept on working well for twenty-four hours, he would not get through
But at the end of five minutes he stopped, and thrust back the dirk into its sheath
He fancied he had heard steps outside the room door, and he ran to it and listened, in the faint hope that the boy ht have come to open it and set him free
It was a very faint hope, and one he felt not likely to be realised, and he returned oncehis task, when he heard the bushes pressed aside by so, and directly after the bars were seized as before Ra-place for his toes, and looked in, grinning at him
”Hullo!” he cried, in a whisper, as if he did not wish to be heard; ”here you are still”
”Yes Coive erly
”Well, you give me that little sword o' your'n”
”No; I can't part with that”
”Ha! Ha! Ha!” laughed the boy jeeringly
”But I'll--yes, I'll give you a guinea, if you will let me out”
”Guinea?” said the boy ”Think I'd do it for a guinea?”
”Well, then, two Be quick, there's a good felloant to get away at once”
”Not you,” said the boy jeeringly ”It would be a pity I say, do you knohat you look like?”
”A fisher-boy”
”Not you Only a sham Why, your clothes don't fit you, and your cap's put on all ske Don't look a bit like a fisher-lad, and never will”
”Never mind about that; let me out of this place”
”What for?” cried Ram
”Because I want h as you are I say, do you knohat you are like now?”