16/17 Corporal and I will bring him here. We know where to find him in daylight, and can keep him quiet in the woods till dark." "What then? Sheer off now, and don't forget, twelve o'clock." The footsteps move away through the wet heather, and the tramp, waiting motionless till the last sound has faded away, draws a long breath and curls himself back into his roost. There'll be three to two, unless the boy fights too. We must be here at eleven, and tackle one of them before the other two come. |