"Best to impress 'em a bit, I think.
Half a minute." He stepped back into the hut and looked steadfastly at the man who was still lying doubled up upon the floor.

Was it his fancy, or had those eyes closed swiftly at his turning--was it by accident, too, that Monty, with a little groan, changed his position at that moment, so that his face was in the shadow?
Captain Francis was puzzled.
"It's like him," he said to himself softly; "but after all the thing's too improbable!" He turned away with a shade upon his face and followed Trent out into the moonlight.

The screeching from the village below grew louder and more hideous every minute..