Then, to his surprise, they insisted that he get in the middle between them.

This, too, he finally accepted, but repaid them in part by taking off his trench coat and spreading it over the blankets in such a way that all three gained added warmth from it.
"How long have you been here ?" Dick asked.
"Two weeks," replied one of the pair.

"It is a wretched life.

Had I known how bad it was I would have forced my captors to kill me." That was cheering news, indeed! "We must sleep now," spoke the other officer.

"There is little sleep be to had here in the daytime, and then we can talk." Dick lay awake a long time.