"Well, here we are, Terence," Ryan said cheerfully, as the door of their cell closed behind them; "and now, what next ?" "The next thing is to look round, Dick.

Other matters can wait.

One cannot form the remotest idea as to the possibilities of an escape, until one has found out everything about the place.

I should say that it will be quite soon enough to discuss it, in another couple of months.
"Now, as to the room; there is nothing to grumble at here.

Two truckle beds, not altogether luxurious in appearance but, at any rate, a good deal softer than the ground on which we have been sleeping, for months past.