I wish we could give a cheer for him, but that would never do.

But when we are out of this, I will give him the loudest shout I ever gave yet.
"Now then, Rinaldo, let us set to work without a moment's delay.
There's a chance we aren't going to rot in the dungeons of Genoa, after all." Convinced that the work would be carried on in accordance with his orders, Francis withdrew his ear from the hole, and, crawling over the sacks again, made his way to the pile of arms, felt about until he found two javelins, and taking these back, passed them one after the other through the hole.
"We have done our share now," he said to his comrades.

"Paolo and his party will find it a comparatively easy task to enlarge the hole sufficiently to pass the daggers through." The party returned to the other end of the hold, removed the planks, and joined their friends.

The next watch had arranged to lie down close to the planks, so that they could be aroused without waking the others.
They were soon on their feet.

Francis explained to Parucchi the progress they had made, and the orders that had been given to the sailors as to what they were to do.
"When the hole is large enough, pass these five daggers in to the crew, and then come back again.