They have been already cautioned to secrecy, so that we need not fear gossip from within.

Indeed, as the servants will be in London after their preparations at Kyllion are complete, there will not be much subject for gossip, in detail at any rate.
"As, however, we should commence the immediate work of packing at once, we will leave over the after proceedings till later when we have leisure." Accordingly we set about our work.

Under Mr.Trelawny's guidance, and aided by the servants, we took from the outhouses great packing-cases.
Some of these were of enormous strength, fortified by many thicknesses of wood, and by iron bands and rods with screw-ends and nuts.

We placed them throughout the house, each close to the object which it was to contain.

When this preliminary work had been effected, and there had been placed in each room and in the hall great masses of new hay, cotton-waste and paper, the servants were sent away.