"What's your plan, then ?" "We must get the ladies away from here--away inland, far from the sea.
The rest of us must stand a siege in the old Tower, so that the enemy will think we're all there.

Please God we'll hold out long enough for help to arrive.

But we mustn't hang about here.

There's the man Dobson mentioned--he may come any second, and we want to be away first.
Get the ladder, Dougal....

Four of you take Mr.Heritage, and two come with me and carry the ladies' things.