Part 51 (2/2)
”No, I think those knives will do, after all I saw a sailor put in irons once for striking his superior officer, and I think that part wants not only turning like a key in a lock, but turning round and round, as if you were taking out a screw”
”Oh, I see,” cried Aleck, with renewed eagerness, and he turned and turned till, to his great delight, the anklet fell open like an unclasped bracelet, and then dropped on to the folded sail-cloth which forain
”Hurrah! Hurrah!” cried the young officer, with a decision in his voice that brought up their first ht,” cried Aleck, as the young officer caught hiood try”
”I--I can't thank you enough,” said the middy, in a half suffocated voice
”Well, ants thanks, sailor?” cried Aleck ”Don't go on like that
It's all right I' shut up here has pulled you down!”
”Yes, more than I knew, old fellow,” said the middy ”There, I'm better now You can't tell what an effect it had upon one There were ti at thatto get it free Why, if you know the way out we can escape now”
”Yes, but let's play fair by Eben Megg He has gone to try and get the key to open this thing, and I promised that I would wait till he came back”
”But he will not coler, and ready to pro”
”Oh, no,” said Aleck, ”I don't think that If he is not taken by the men from the boat he'll co”
”I can't--I tell you I can't,” cried the midshi+pet out now at any cost I couldn't bear another night in this place”
”Nonsense,” cried Aleck, good-humouredly ”You bore it when you felt alood as free you can ht!”
”No, I cannot and I will not,” cried the young officer ”See to that lanthorn at once, and let's get out of this living tomb”
Aleck lit a fresh candle and secured it in the sconce, watching thethe freshly-freed leg, and then stood up and sta were stiff Then, as if satisfied that he could get along pretty well, he turned to his companion
”It's rather bad,” he said, excitedly; ”but--I can ”
Aleck remained silent
”Do you hear?” cried theoing to think of eating noant to get out and breathe the cool, soft air I feel just as if I were co been buried Here, pick up the lanthorn and let's start”
”If Eben Megg does not co,” said Aleck, coldly
”What! Do you ht when the way's open?”
”The way is not open,” said Aleck, coldly