I'm indisposed," said Wildney again, in a tone of such disciplined suavity, that the others shook with laughing.
Mr.Harley opened the door about an inch, and peered about suspiciously.
"Oh, well, you must go and awake Mr.Rose.I don't happen to have the key to-night." And so saying, he shut the door.
"Phew! Here's a go!" said Wildney, recovering immediately.

"It'll never do to awake old Rose.

He'd smell a rat in no time." "I have it," said Pietrie.

"I've got an old nail, with which I believe I can open the lock quite simply.

Let's try." "Quietly and quick, then," said Eric.
In ten minutes he had silently shot back the lock with the old nail, and the boys were on the landing.