You may be sure that most of them are eager to get back to their own villages and, for a few ounces of silver, they would be glad enough to help us, and then to make their escape and go off to their homes.

The man I saw today might find one among them ready to do so, with him; especially if their homes happened to be on the other side of the hills, and there would then be no chance of their being seized, and sent back again, by their headman.

The sentry would only have to let us know what night he would arrange for them both to be on guard, together, behind the hut; then we should be able to manage it well." "It would be a capital plan that, Meinik, if it could be arranged.
"Well, it is a great comfort to know that the fruit has got in safely.

The limes, especially, will be a great help to my cousin.
Next time you see the man, you must try and get him to find out how he is going on." For a fortnight, Stanley remained in the forest.

Meinik met the soldier every other day, and sent in fruit and, at the end of the ten days, he heard that the prisoner had recovered his senses.