What's the good ?" said Ram sadly.

"It's all over now." The rope was made fast, and by its help the men easily reached the great ledge, Ram coming down soon after with the coiled-up rope about his shoulder and under one arm.
"Couldn't have got away if I wanted to," he said, laughing frankly in Archy's face.

"I say, I am hungry! Aren't you?
Don't I wish I'd got one of mother's baskets full of good stuff!" "Where's your mother ?" asked Archy.
"Up at the farm." "And your father ?" "Oh, he went off in the lugger this morning, after they'd tried to run a cargo.

Your cutter was too quick for them though.

We tried to get out to her, but the skipper sent a shot at us, and we came back here, only you saw us, and run us down." "Where do you suppose your men are now ?" asked Archy.
"Don't know, and if I did, I wouldn't tell," said the boy bluntly.