Part 64 (2/2)
”All right, then, but h,” said dick ”It's all a stopper here”
”Then out you cos were seed as he backed out, dragging evidently so
”Here, dick,” came in smothered tones
”Ay, ay, sir”
”Says he won't coives me any more of his nonsense, touch him up behind with the pynte of your cutlash”
”Ay, ay, sir”
”Yah! Cowards!” cary tones
”Ra hot and fierce, was dragged out by theround him as fiercely as a wild cat
”Hullo!” cried Archy ”It's my turn now, Ram;” but he repented his words directly, as he saw the reproachful look the boy darted at hiot all directly, as he exclailers are down here after all, and they left this boy behind to fasten the door, and cover it over with stones”
Unable to contain hiiving an angry stamp upon the bottom of the hole
”That's it!” cried Gurr ”Here, chuck these stones into the passage, h trap-door was laid bare, the two bolts by which it was secured were seen to be unfastened, and the lock unshot
”No way out, Mr Raystoke, is there?”
”No”
”Then we've got 'em trapped safe this time,” said Gurr, as the door was thrown open ”Bad job we've no lanthorns; but never mind, my lads If they won't surrender, you must feel your ith the pyntes of your toothpicks”
There was athe men, and then Gurr leaned down over the hole, put his hand to his 's na through the place, but there was no reply
”Once more, my lads, to save bloodshed, will you surrender?”
No reply
”Very well It's your fault,place, and I shall want all ht to be able to hold this”
”And the prisoner?”
”No; we'll take his together We'll lay hiht,” he continued, as a man produced a piece of line, and firmly secured the boy, as lowered down to one of the men who had descended, laid on the stones in a corner at the botto the word to be ready, Gurr braced himself up