While we are looking about, and axing ourselves whether there's anybody else at all around us, one of the spalpeens sinds his bullet down here, coming closer to us than is plaisant.

Did ye obsarve him ?" "I saw nothing but the flash.

Do you think they could see us ?" "Not where we are now.

We're too far away from the light.

They've seen the fire, and by that token they've concluded that we must be somewhere near it." "But there was but one shot.