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i am from the cutter lying off the coast

don't cry he said i was obliged to come

and and you have not found out anything came in quick frightened tones

i wish you would believe me that i am in as great trouble about it as you are

that my father sir risdon graeme has smuggled goods here

he could not help it he hates the smugglers you shall not tell

pray pray say you will not archy was silent

then as archy stood in the dark literally aghast with astonishment he heard the faint rustling once more and again all was silent

he laughed but it was a curious kind of laugh full of vexation injured amour propre as the french call our love of our own dignity of which archibald raystoke in the full flush of his young belief in his importance as a british officer had a pretty good stock

it all comes of dressing up in this stupid way like a rough fisher lad

cold water came on this idea directly as he recalled the fact that the darkness was intense and celia could not have seen him

i'll soon show them that i am not going to be played with

for it suddenly occurred to him that he was not only a prisoner but a prisoner in the power of a very reckless set of people who would stop at nothing

no he thought to himself i don't believe they would kill me but they would knock me about

the kick he had received was a foretaste of what he might expect and after a little consideration he came to the conclusion that his duty was to escape and get back to the cutter as quickly as he could

to do this he must scheme lie hid till morning then make for the nearest point and signal for help unless a boat's crew were already searching for him how to escape

the window was barred but he went to it and tried the bars one by one to find them all solidly fitted into the stone sill

next moment as he felt his way about his hand touched an old fashioned marble mantelpiece fireplace chimney

yes if other ways failed he could escape up the chimney

no that was too bad he could not do that

sympathy and pity for the dwellers in the hoze were completely gone now and he set his teeth fast and mentally called himself a weak idiot for ever thinking about such people

a narrow table against the wall in two places

he went and tried to force his head through recalling as he did that where a person's head would go the rest of the body would pass

but there was no chance for his body there the head would not go first

a fellow who was shut up in prison for life might do it he said but not in a case like this

sure you've looked round everywhere boy yes father quite

i'm going home to breakfast

shall i come too father no

stop here till sir risdon comes down and tell him i'm very sorry that we should have cleared out last night only a born fool saw jerry nandy's lobster boat coming into the cove and came running to say it was a party from the cutter yes father

tell him not to be uneasy tis all right and i'll have everything clear away to night

the dull sound of departing steps and a low whistling sound coming down through the skylight window into the cabin where archy raystoke lay with his heavy eyelids pressed down by sleep

what a queer dream he thought to himself

but how queer for mister gurr to be talking like that to andrew teal the boy who helped the cook

and why did andy call mister gurr father

there was an interval of thinking over this knotty question during which the low whistling went on

and i'm hungry too time i was up i suppose

no he was not dreaming for he was looking out on the sea over which a faint mist hung like wreaths of smoke

what did they say false alarm tell sir risdon they would clear all away to night see if anything had been left about lobster boat

once out of that room he could ran and by daylight the smugglers dare not hunt him down

oh those bars he mentally exclaimed and he was advancing toward them when just as he drew near there was a rustling noise under the window a couple of hands seized the bars there was a scratching of boot toes against stone work and ram's face appeared to gaze into the room by intention but into the astonished countenance of the young midshipman instead

ram was the first to recover from his surprise

hullo he said who are you

go round and open the door i was shut in last night by mistake

i saw you last night and wondered whose boy you was

it was you father kicked for shirking and my well i hardly knowed you

nonsense

won't do said ram grinning

think i don't know you mister orficer

won't do said ram quickly i know you

been playing the spy that's what you've been doing who locked you in

archy stepped back to the door listening but there was not a sound

he has gone to give the alarm thought the prisoner and he looked excitedly round for a way of escape

nothing but the chimney presented itself

a happy inspiration had come and placing one hand upon his breast he thrust in the other gave a tug and drew out his little curved dirk glanced at the edge ran to the window and began to cut at one of the bars labour in vain

he divided the paint and produced a few squeaks and grating sounds as he realised that the attempt was madness

the result was not very satisfactory but sufficiently so to make him essay the bar of the window once more producing a grating ear assailing sound as he found that now he did make a little impression so little though that the probability was if he kept on working well for twenty four hours he would not get through

but at the end of five minutes he stopped and thrust back the dirk into its sheath

no i can't part with that ha ha ha laughed the boy jeeringly

but i'll yes i'll give you a guinea if you will let me out

guinea said the boy think i'd do it for a guinea well then two

be quick there's a good fellow i want to get away at once

not you only a sham

why your clothes don't fit you and your cap's put on all skew rew

never mind about that let me out of this place

i told you a fisher boy cried archy impatiently but trying not to offend his visitor who possessed the power of conferring freedom by speaking sharply

not you look like a wild beast in a cage like a monkey you insolent

archy checked himself and the boy laughed

it was your turn yesterday it's mine to day what a game

you laughed and fleered at me when i was on the cutter's deck

i say you do look a rum un just like a big monkey in a show

ram showed his white teeth as he burst out with a long low fit of laughter

you rope's end me he said

why i could tie you up in a knot and heave you off the cliff any day what a game

bit of a middy fed on salt tack and weevilly biscuit talk of giving me rope's end

once more will you come and let me out no

to his astonishment the boy did not flinch but thrust his own arms through placing them about the middy's waist clenching his hands behind and uttering a sharp whistle

seemed in good spirits last night mister gurr eh

yes sir but he may turn up on the cliff at any moment

yes men quite ready yes sir

that's right of course well armed

soon as the signal comes we shall push off

awkward bit o country sir six miles row before you can find a place to land

so shall we yet sir

you don't think mister gurr that they would dare to injure him if he was so unlucky as to be caught

well sir said the master hesitating smugglers are smugglers

certainly sir smugglers are smugglers indeed

beg pardon sir didn't mean any harm

i'm getting very anxious about mister raystoke start at once sir

no wait another half hour

very ill advised thing to do

then i must request that you will not make it again very true

awk ward mister gurr awkward

yes sir of course

say awk ward in future not awk'ard

i mean all alone by myself sir

what for there aren't a public house for ten miles didn't mean that

then what did you mean speak out and don't do the double shuffle all over my clean deck no sir

hopping about like a cat on hot bricks

now then why do you want to go ashore

beg pardon didn't mean nowt sir said the sailor touching his forelock