When we go down, we will climb up the hill and see if we can discover anything about it.
"With plenty of food and water," he went on, as they descended into the lowest chamber, "one could hold this place for any time." "Yes, master, one could store away the food; but where should we store the water?
We might bring skins in that would last us for a week, perhaps two weeks, but after that ?" "After that we should make our way off, somehow, Meinik," Stanley said, confidently.

"Well, there is no doubt that this is the place to shelter in.

They are less likely to find us here than anywhere and, if they do find us, we can defend ourselves stoutly.

I should say, too, that if we think it over, we ought to be able to hit upon some plan for making noises that would frighten them.

You know how scared the man and the two boys were, at that sighing sound in the other chamber.