17/19 Knock out the plugs in the others--and Watkins!" "Ay, ay, sir." "See that Miss Fairfax is placed safely in the after-boat, and then stand by. Send me word the moment all is ready. That's all--we're going to be busy here presently." I had glimpse of the thick fog without as he pushed through the door, and of a scarcely distinguishable group of men on the deck. Those about me could only be located by their restless movements. I stepped down one stair conscious of increasing movement below, the meat cleaver still gripped in my hands. |