But if you can manage it at all, have clothes like the ones you wear ready for me, in a bundle.

Vladimir will get them for you." Fred nodded, and was off at once.

He was detained a little time when he went down with the tray, but he pleaded finally with a kindly looking officer, telling him that he was very tired, and had not expected to stay away from home so long, and was allowed to go.

He went to the opening of the tunnel, found that the place was unguarded, and decided from the general appearance of the hollow that it was not visited by soldiers.

Indeed, it was within the outer line of sentries, and, in a way, safer because of that.