If two or three of those fellows had got hold of the horses' heads, they would all have been upon us, and very short work they would have made of us if they had." "Ugh!" Jack said with a shudder.

"What teeth they have! and what mouths! It seemed like a sort of nightmare for a moment with those great open mouths and shining teeth, as they leaped towards us, as we rushed past.

I hope I shan't dream about them." "No fear of that," Dick said laughing.

"The countess said that some supper should be ready for us when we got back.

I feel tremendously peckish.