That's right," he continued, as a man produced a piece of line, and firmly secured the boy, who was lowered down to one of the men who had descended, laid on the stones in a corner at the bottom; and then, after giving the word to be ready, Gurr braced himself up.
"You'll stop aside me, Mr Raystoke, and try and guide." "Yes, sir." "You understand, bo's'n, down with the first who tries to escape up the hole here." "Ay, ay." "Then, now, forward!" cried Gurr; and, closely followed by Archy and his men, he descended into the old quarry, and then stood listening at the top of the slope, before preparing to advance into the enemy-peopled darkness right ahead..