Here he contrived a niche where Iris could remain in absolute safety when barricaded by stores, whilst, with a squeeze, she was entirely sheltered from the one dangerous point on the opposite cliff, nor need she be seen from the trees.
Having hauled into position two boxes of ammunition--for which he had scooped out a special receptacle--the invaluable water-kegs from the stranded boat, several tins of biscuits and all the tinned meats, together with three bottles of wine and two of brandy, he hastily abandoned the ledge and busied himself with fitting a number of gun-locks to heavy faggots.
Iris watched his proceedings in silence for some time.

At last the interval for luncheon enabled her to demand an explanation.
"If you don't tell me at once what you intend to do with those strange implements," she said, "I will form myself into an amalgamated engineer and come out on strike." "If you do," he answered, "you will create a precedent.

There is no recorded case of a laborer claiming what he calls his rights when his life is at stake.

Even an American tramp has been known to work like a fiend under that condition." "Simply because an American tramp tries, like every other mere male, to be logical.

A woman is more heroic.