Part 11 (2/2)
Uncle Moses drew a long breath
”It would be dreadful dangerous,” said he
”But, Uncle Moses,” said Clive, ”David would never think of such a thing He o in if all of us felloent in too, just for coo in alone The fact is, he doesn't care much for any kind of sports He's too fond of books”
Uncle Moses sighed heavily
”I wonder,” said Bob, ”if any of those Sorrento fellows have been about here, and seen hiestion every one of them started, and stared at one another
”Sorrento fellers?” repeated Uncle Moses
”Do you think there's any chance?”
”O, I don't know,” said Bob ”I only thought it ht be possible You see Dave made no end of a row there about that tassel that he took, and you knoe had to run for it
Well, you know Sorrento isn't very far froht that soht have seen us coht have tried to pay up poor old Dave for what he did out there”
”It roan ”The whole population were ravin et away”
”Well,” said Frank, ”it's the only thing that can account for Dave's absence He , and fallen into the hands of soht for the chance They would watch, not only all night, but a fortnight, for the sake of revenge There's no people so revengeful as the Italians Poor Dave! What can we do? I'll go and ask the driver”
Saying this, Frank hurried out of the room and down stairs to talk to the driver about it All the others followed On suggesting this Sorrento theory to the driver, that worthy shook his head, and thought that there an to look upon David's absence as so very serious, and his seriousness over it only added to the anxiety of Uncle Moses and the boys
”If this is so, we ought to drive off to Sorrento at once,” said Frank, ”before it is too late If Dave is in their hands, he needs us now, and I only e had thought of this before”
”But he enerally had a mind of his own
”Where else is he?”
”I don't know”
”There's no need for all of us to go,” said Uncle Moses ”I'll go alone, and you boys stay here till I come back But I don't know, either I'ot into trouble, how can any of you hope to escape? No, you must all coht”
”But soht to stay,” said Bob, ”for Dave ht, and how'll he knohat's become of us?”
”Wal,” said Uncle Moses, ”I'll leave word for him here at the hotel”
”Yes” said Frank, ”that's the best way None of us want to dawdle our lives out in this place all day, and you don't want to leave any of us behind, Uncle Moses; so if we all go together, we'll all be satisfied”
A few e rolled out of Castella the party back to Sorrento