Of course, if we were free we might arrange with a man to go with us in his boat, and pay him so much for its hire, for three or four days." "We might make our way down the river, and steal one, Terence." "Yes, we might do that, but it would be a heavy loss to some poor fellow.

Well, I shall look forward to the morning, when we can go out and see all about the prison arrangements." "Then you have given up the idea of waiting for two months before you do anything, Terence ?" Ryan remarked.
"Certainly.

You see, these French convalescents may be marched back again, in another month's time and, at present, our plans must be formed upon the supposition that they are ready to help us.

It would never do to throw away such an opportunity as that.

It would be little short of madness to try and get out, unless we had disguises of some sort.