He was glad that his companion had guessed the truth.
"Don't you ?" "Yes." There was a minute's dark silence.

The ticking of Nathaniel's watch sounded like the tapping of a stick.
"What will happen ?" "I don't know.

But whatever it may be it will come to us soon.

Usually it happens at night." "There is no hope ?" "Absolutely none.

The whole mainland is at the mercy of Strang.