Your life may depend upon your compliance." "I assure you that I am in your hands." "In the first place, both my friend and I must spend the night in your room." Both Miss Stoner and I gazed at him in astonishment.
"Yes, it must be so.

Let me explain.

I believe that that is the village inn over there ?" "Yes, that is the Crown." "Very good.

Your windows would be visible from there ?" "Certainly." "You must confine yourself to your room, on pretence of a headache, when your stepfather comes back.

Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window, undo the hasp, put your lamp there as a signal to us, and then withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want into the room which you used to occupy.