If they have, I fear the scheme is impracticable, but if they let her remain where she is lying, we might get her out without being noticed, for there is no moon." As they began to ascend the cliff, Francis stopped suddenly.
"We should never be able to find this place in the dark," he said.
"Giuseppi, you must stay here.

Do you collect a quantity of dried sticks, and lay them in readiness at that point opposite the ledge.

We will show a light as we come along, that is if we succeed in getting the Lido out, and directly you see it set fire to the sticks.

The fire will be a guide to us as to the position of the rocks." "Perhaps I had better take the sticks off to the ledge, Messer Francisco, and light my fire on the rock at the end.

The water is deep a few yards out, as we found, so you could sail close to the fire and then round behind the rocks without danger." "That will be the best way, Giuseppi; but how will you get the sticks off without wetting them ?" "I will make a bundle three or four times as big as I want," Giuseppi said, "and then half of them will be dry.