Part 58 (2/2)
”I will,” said dick
”'Spose I's?”
”Two ht,” said dick shortly; and thethemselves into a human chain, the end of which dick was lowered slowly down the slope and over the edge
”Look here, my man,” said Archy, as he lay with his head and chest over the edge of the awful precipice, listening to the faint beat of the waves, and involuntarily thinking of his adventure with Raht hold of him too”
”Ay,” came up in a hoarse whisper ”Please be quick I feel as if I was going”
”Now,” said the ive the word yourself to loay”
”Ay, ay, sir; loay” Then again, ”Loay! Loay!”
The suspense in the darkness see point, and Archy lay with his heart beating painfully, watching till it seemed as if the case was hopeless, and that if dick, now nearly off the cliff, could grip hold of the fallen et him and his burden back
”'Nother inch,” came up out of the void ”Touched hiiven in a hoarse, smothered way, the men shuffled themselves forward a little, and lowered dick down
”Just a shade more, my lads,” came up
”Can't!” said one of the ht Got hi the chain at that word _can't_ ”Haul away!”
How that hauling up was ed the midshi+p joined in the effortsGurr and two other athered about the, a loud panting, and, with a few adjurations to ”hold on,” and ”haul,” and ”keep tight,” dick and the ed into safety
”Phew!” panted dick ”Look here, Bob Harris--never no more, my lad, never no more!”
”Bravely done, dick,” whispered Gurr
”Thank ye, sir But, never no ood mate to everybody, but this here's a shade too much”
”And I'd take it kindly, Master Raystoke, sir,” said the ripped, ”if nex' tinow, and I can't 'answer for my flesh', if you take hold like that”
”Hush!+ No talking,” said the master ”dick, take the outside now, and be careful Forain Bob Harris, take the far left”
”Well, Master Raystoke, sir,” gru a fellow a prize Saves that chap, and here am I”
”Post of honour, dick Go slowly, and not too near”
”Not too nigh it is, sir,” said dick, with a sigh; and a iven, and they went on once more
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred yards, but no sign
Then a discovery was made, and by the midshi+pman