Hope Asika not get this into her head, because no one know what happen.

P'raps we see too much and scared all our lives; but p'raps all tommy rot." "That's it--tommy rot," answered Alan, who was not superstitious.

"Well, I suppose that we must go through with it.

But oh! Jeekie, I wish you would tell me how to get out of this." "Don't know, Major, p'raps never get out; p'raps learn how to-night.
Have to do something soon if want to go.

Mungana's time nearly up, and then--oh my eye!" It was night, about ten o'clock indeed, the hour at which Alan generally went to bed.