st-t-t

Updated: May 26, 2025

And then two black figures were outlined on the crags beyond. "St-t-t!" whispered a voice. "There is one lying beside the furnace." The speech was Spanish, but the voice was Wiles's. The other figure crept cautiously to the edge of the crag and looked over. "It is Concho, the imbecile," said Pedro, contemptuously. "But if he should not be alone, or if he should waken?" "I will watch and wait.

Bret Harte - The Story of a Mine