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www.xsz.twdseenothing,andtoldhielfthattheents
oftheightbecarriedoffhouthisbeinganythe
wiser.
”ishallself;”but,atleast,
iyhearsothing.”
sosayiuedthefasteningofthetandope
abouthalfaninch.ashiseyesbecaaccustodtothedarkness,he
akeouttheliheroofofthehwas
sothreeorfourfeetbeloety
feetaepassedsloselfawake
bythinkiheolddaysinfrahelessonshehadleat
an.
heheardthebellofst.paulsstriketenandeleve
strokehadscarcelyceasedtovibrateohisfeet
suddenly.heheard,onhisleft,asontlaterit
ceased,andthenlastedbutafehen
heheardanirregular,shufflinghatseedtohiponthe
roofoftheent,hesuddenly
becaahatthestraightliheridgewasbrokenby
sothingvingalongit,andantlaterhedeoutasend
object,justbehindthefirst.vingade
his,half,crossedthe
passage,andpushedatadooropposite.
”captaindave,”hesaid,inaloupatondplease
dontkeanoise.”
”ay,ay,lad.”
thereoventfrohebed,andantlaterthecaptain
stoodbesidehi
”isit,lad”hewhispered.
”therearetovingalongontheridgeoftheroofofthe
hinkitistheapprentices.iheardaslightnoise,as
iftheyselvesdotheir
isjustoverthatroof,youknow.”
therelingsoundasthecaptainslippedhisdoubleton.
”thatisso.theyoungsundrelstheybedoingonthe
roof”
theytotheastheyreachedittherewasa
vividflashoflightning.itsufficedtoshoafigurelyingat
fulllengthatthefartherendoftheroof;thenallwasdarkagain,
andasendorteasharp,crashingroarofthunder.
”terstandtheyrilwhispered.
”anotherflashghtshooanyonelookingthisway.”
”ean,ladohisthatboydoingtherei
uldnotseewas.”
”ithinkitisashford,”edthe
sllerofthetwo.”
”buthavegotto”
”ishouldfancy,sir,thatroberthaslosothatheget
hisfeetontheeandsightsitdown
onitandsselfbytheropeintotheloftifthedoorsare
notfastenedinside.robert,beingtaller,y
ihere”hebrokeoff,asanotherflashof
lightninglitupthesky.”hehasgone,nohereishe
roof.”
john,havingstartedup
atthefirstflashoflightning.
”doyougoup,john,intotheirroo”thecaptainsaid.”ithink
therebenodoubtthatthesefelloheroofareashfordand
frost,butitisasobeabletosoit.”
theforeuedinawo.
”theroosety,captain;thehereisarope
hangingdoit.shallicastitadrift”
”tonight,andthey
stbealloogobacktotheirbedshoutasuspithat
theyhavebeenched.ihopeandtrustthatitisnotsobadasit
looks,andthattheboyshaveonlybrokenoutfroevilry.youknow,
boyshingsofthatsortjustbecauseitisforbidden.”
”therestberethanthat,”johnhadbeen
justaftertheys,itghtbethattheyto
sotaveorotherlo,butthetownisallasleepnow.”
theyagaialittle
reopen,andstoodlisteningthere.intihere
soundheard.
”theyareunboltingthedoorintotheyard,”johnwilkeswhispered.
”ionthspaytobebehindthearopesend.”
halfaerthereoflightbelohey
uldseethedooropen.thelightdisappearedagain,buttheyheard
footsteps;thentheysahelightthrohefasteningtothe
ate,anduldkeoutthattwofiguresbeloereapplyinga
keytothepadlock.thisakenoffandlaiddohentheheavy
ed,andalsolaidontheground.thegateopened
asifpushedfroheotherside.thetout;thesound
ofalourrofionuldbeheard;theued,
thegateenedagaieredthewarehouse,
thelightdisappeared,andthedoorlosed.
”thatshohethings,john.”
”ay,ay,sir,”thefrowled.
”astheyhegate,thelightfellonailofropethey
hadsetdoekind
init.theyhavedoneuscleverly,theyoungvillainsthere
noiseenoughtousthavehadeveryboltandhinge
welloiled.”
”entnoeback
alongtheridgethey,andifaflashoflightning
catheyhatitheydidnot
catchsightofourfacestheyhinkitsuspiciousthatthe
ightputthentheirguard.”
”yes;andayasuinatonce,john.likeenoughhey
getbacktheyakesure
thateverythingisquietbeforetheytuin.thereisnothingre
toseenoheyinastheygotout.youhad
bettertuinasyouare,cyril;theyylistenatyourdoor.”
cyrilatonce,closedthedoor,placedachair
againstit,andthenlaydoeently,and
fourorfiveerthoughtthatheheardadooropen;buthe
uldnotbesure,forjustatthatntheavydropsbeganto
patterdohetiles.thenoiseroselouderandlouderuntilhe
uldscarcehaveheardhielfspeak.thenthereflash
andthedeepruleofthethunderhesharprattleof
theraindropsoverhead.helistenedforatitothestorandthen
droppedofftosleep.
thingsoing.duringthe
al,anseveralinstrusastothe
ingswork.
”iaoingonboardtheroyalist,”hesaid.”johnbros
tooverhaul
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