He struck the cliff within a few yards of the spot.

In an instant, two men jumped up and seized him.
"Who are you ?" For an instant, James thought that his assailants were revenue men, but, even in the darkness, he saw that they were countrymen.
"Quick!" he said.

"The revenue men are close at hand.

They are watching, two or three hundred yards along.

Listen! Here they come." A tramping of feet coming rapidly along the cliff was clearly heard, and the men, with an oath, released their hold and ran off, giving a loud whistle, and made for their carts, which were stationed a few hundred yards inland.