20/24 Let Cornet Drake have charge of them." His smouldering eye again sought the cowering girl. "I'll stay awhile--to search out this place. There may be other rebels hidden here." As an afterthought, he added: "And take this fellow with you." He pointed to Mr.Blood. He had been considering that in his case of instruments there was a lancet with which he might perform on Captain Hobart a beneficial operation. Beneficial, that is, to humanity. |