They can never force their way through the narrow entrance.

The only thing I fear is smoke.

I purpose that if they light a fire at the mouth of the cave, we shall retire at once up the passage where we are working, and block it up at a narrow place a short distance after it leaves this cavern, with our clothes.

You had best take off some of your things, scrape up the earth from the floor of the cavern, and each make a stout bundle, so that we can fill up the hole solidly." This was soon done, and the bundles of earth were laid in readiness at the point upon which their leader had fixed.

In the meantime Archie had rejoined the lookout.
"They have been scattered for some time," the guard said, "and have been cutting down bushes and making them into faggots." "Just what I expected," Archie exclaimed.