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The darkness was so intense that they were actually within a yard or so of him before he could even dimly discern their shapes. There were three of them Mr. Fentolin in his chair, Doctor Sarson, and Meekins. They paused for a moment while the latter produced a key. Hamel distinctly heard a slow, soft whisper from Doctor Sarson. "Shall I go round to the front and see that he is in bed?"
If we are caught here and inconvenience follows, well, I cannot say. Do your best, Meekins. Do a little better than your best. You have the reputation of being a strong man. Let us see you justify it." The man took a long breath and returned to his task. His shoulders and arms were upon the door. He began to strain.
"Well, I won't; but sit down there, and don't be bothering me about sieges and battles and things you know nothing about." "I protest," rejoined Mr. Meekins, "that, had you not sent to my office intimating your wish to communicate an account of the siege, I never should have thought of intruding myself upon you.
"Meekins gets a good deal mauled about by some of the others," said Wyndham. "This fellow gets a good deal more damaged than Meekins," said the captain. "In fact he gets so mauled his friends will soon hardly be able to recognise him." Wyndham looked sharply at the speaker.
'Never fear, says I; 'here's Mary Brady " "But, my dear sir," interposed Mr. Meekins, "pray do remember this is somewhat irrelevant. In fifteen minutes it will be twelve o'clock." "I know it, ould boy, I know it. I see what you're at. You were going to observe how much better we'd be for a broiled bone." "Nothing of the kind, I assure you. For Heaven's sake, no more eating and drinking!"
Fentolin shrank back in his chair. "Take this woman away!" he ordered the fishermen. "Do you hear? Take her away; she is mad!" They looked towards him, but not one of them moved. Mr. Fentolin raised his whistle to his lips, and blew it. "Meekins!" he cried. "Where are you, Meekins?" He turned his head and saw at once that Meekins was powerless. Five or six of the fishermen had gathered around him.
And now, since you appear indisposed to afford the information in question, if you will permit me, I'll wish you a very good-night." "Faith, and so you shall, and help me to pass one too; for not a step out o' that chair shall you take till morning. Do ye think I am going to be left here by myself all alone?" "I must observe " said Mr. Meekins.
Meekins, burn some more of the powder. The atmosphere down here may be salubrious, but I am unaccustomed to it." "Perhaps," Mr. Dunster said in a hollow tone, "you will have some opportunity now of discovering with me what it is like." "That, too, is just possible," Mr. Fentolin admitted, blowing out a little volume of smoke from a cigarette which he had just lit, "but one never knows.
Fentolin's speech came to an abrupt termination. A convulsive movement of Meekins', an expression of blank amazement on the part of Doctor Sarson, had suddenly checked the words upon his lips. He turned his head quickly in the direction towards which they had been gazing, towards which in fact, at that moment, Meekins, with a low cry, had made a fruitless spring.
I perceive that you are a more interesting visitor even than I had thought." He raised his left hand, and Meekins, who seemed to have been waiting for some signal of the sort, suddenly, with a movement of his knee and right arm, flung Dunster hack upon the bed. The man opened his mouth to shout, but already, with lightning-like dexterity, his assailant had inserted a gag between his teeth.
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