A party lying among the heather, where he was standing, could not be seen by watchers from any other point.

Moreover, it was most important that all should be in shelter before it was fairly daylight.

He therefore, as soon as it was light enough to take in the principal features of the scene, hurried back to his companions.
"We can do no better, girls, than to lie down together, two hundred yards away.

Pick your way through the bushes where they are thinnest, so as not to disturb them.

Please be off at once, and choose a spot close to where the ground falls away, on the other side.