And, besides, we couldn't both get down before he'd see us." In a few minutes, Maiden's Heart crept quickly back to us, and seemed surprised that we had left our hiding-place.

He motioned us farther back into the passage, and slipped in himself.
We did not have time to ask any questions before we heard the sentry coming up the stairway, which was near our corner.

When he reached the top, he walked away from us over toward the Indian barracks, which were on the ramparts, at the other end of the fort.

As soon as he reached the barracks, Maiden's Heart took me by the arm and Rectus by the collar, and hurried us to the stairway, and then down as fast as we could go.

He made no noise himself, but Rectus and I clumped a good deal.