Let us hope that they will never get here at all.

You two," said he to Mrs.Cliff and Ralph, "are to be under command of Miss Markham.

You must do exactly what she tells you to." Then, turning to Edna, he said, "You have your pistol ready ?" "Yes," said she, "I am ready." Without another word, the captain took his other gun and all his ammunition, and went back into the passage.

Here he found Mok, who had come to see what was the matter.

Motioning the negro to go back to his post, the captain, with his loaded guns, went again to the entrance.
Looking out, he could now plainly see the men.