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The bewildered chief, scarcely able to realise the fact that he had actually been brought safely back to terra firma, lost no time in availing himself of the permission given him to depart, and, scrambling down the ship's side and the rope-ladder, he reached the ground and bounded off like a startled deer toward the gate, which was hastily thrown open to admit him, and as hastily closed and barred again the moment he had passed through.
Captain Walladmor wore no fetters: the keys were presented to him which would pass every door to the picture gallery, from one window of which depended a rope-ladder.
The moment the boat began to work heavily Joe's helmet was put on, and when she came to a stand he went over the stern by means of a rope-ladder prepared for the purpose. "Be as active as you can, Joe. Got everything you want?" said Edgar, taking up the bull's-eye. "All right, sir," said Joe. "Pump away," cried Edgar, looking over his shoulder.
Peter did so, and held fast by the little man's neck, who climbed nimbly up the rope-ladder to the opening in the wall above; and there Peter got down. Here there stood another Parsnip-man with a little lantern in his hand, which he turned on Peter's face, and then nodded to him in a friendly way. After which he unhooked the rope-ladder and drew it up.
An interval of perhaps five minutes elapsed, and then a quivering jerky motion became communicated to the rope-ladder, followed a minute later by the appearance of von Schalckenberg in his suit of diving armour.
The others also seemed to think this the wisest plan, and in a few minutes they were making their way cautiously down the rope-ladder one after the other, the baronet, an experienced mountaineer, leading, and Mildmay bringing up the rear. The adventurers soon found that their task was likely to be a great deal more difficult and hazardous than they had at all contemplated.
To climb by night up a rope-ladder to a second-floor window in an old house in Toledo seemed to me, while I was actually performing this rather dangerous feat, an action as obvious, as much to be taken for granted, as how shall I put it? as quotidian as catching the 8.52 from Surbiton to go to business on a Monday morning.
Look up to that long pole there d'ye see it? that piece of a tree there, you timber-head well take this bucket here, and go up the rigging that rope-ladder there do you understand? and dab this slush all over the mast, and look out for your head if one drop falls on deck. Be off now, Buttons." The eventful hour had arrived; for the first time in my life I was to ascend a ship's mast.
Don't you remember? They were in your pocket, and you were going to throw them away. Why, what are you doing?" For Jenks had cast the rope-ladder loose and was evidently about to descend. "Have no fear," he said; "I will not be away five minutes." "If you are going down I must come with you. I will not be left here alone." "Please do not stop me," he whispered earnestly. "You must not come.
Colonel H.C. Hobart, of the 21st Wisconsin, was deputed to see that the program was observed. He was to draw up the rope-ladder, hide it, and rebuild the wall; and the next night was himself to lead out the second party, deputing some trustworthy leader to follow with still another party on the third night; and thus it was to continue until as many as possible should escape.
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