Part 47 (1/2)
”Then you must escape, Eben, for that poor fellow must be set free”
”Don't see it yet, Master Aleck,” said theabout Simplest way seems to me to be that I should put hi of that sort, sir”
”Bah! You're laughing at me,” cried Aleck ”Come, no nonsense--take me to him; and he must be set at liberty directly”
”Well, don't be in quite such a hurry, Master Aleck,” said the ht to play fair after what has passed 'twixt us two”
”And so I will, Eben I have promised you that I will not tell anyone about this place”
”That's right enough, sir So you say I must let hiht to have et away?”
”Certainly”
”Very well, then, sir, you must wait a bit You knohat it'll be if he's let out now”
”No, I don't”
”Very well, then, I'll tell you, sir He'll forget all about being treated well and all that sort o' thing, and go and get help to try and catch me Then he'll co me, and I shall be took at once”
”Then you must have a few hours to escape, and then I will set him free”
”I ain But you wait a bit; he can't be set loose yet Come and see him now if you like, or would you rather stay away?”
”I'd rather go to him, poor fellow; he ler, coolly ”He's had plenty to eat and drink, and a lot of canvas for a bed He hasn't hurt”
”You didn't hear his cries for help,” said Aleck
”No, or I should have coruffly ”Come on”
He led the way farther in away frost rocks which lay about the rugged floor, the course being beside the water, which now began to grow of a jetty black, while froht overhead, showing that here and there the roof ca, canal-like channel of water gradually grew narrower, till the lanthorn illumined the place sufficiently for the lad to see that they could easily cross to the other side by stepping from rock to rock, which rose above the shalloater
”We'll go over here,” said the sht over there, and you have to go right to the end and clie Can you see where to step?”
”Yes Go on”