The sentry heard it, too.
"Shall I challenge, sir ?" "No.

Wait for a minute.

We shall soon see whether it is Larry.

Should there be anyone on the opposite bank, he might hear the challenge, and they would keep a sharp lookout in future." The sound came nearer and nearer.
"Who goes there ?" Walter said in a quiet voice.
"'Wicklow!' and it's mighty glad I am to hear your voice, for it's so dark I began to think I had lost myself entirely." "Is all well, Larry ?" Walter asked, as the light boat touched the bank.
"All is well, your honour," Larry said, stepping ashore, and lifting the light boat on to his head.
"You had better stow it away close here, Larry, till the morning.

It's so dark that you will be sure to pitch over something, if you go further.
"Now, tell me all about it," he went on, as Larry stowed away the boat among some bushes.
"There is little enough to tell, yer honour.