Oh, I only wish we had won the day." "Couldn't; 'cause it was night," said the boy thoughtfully.
"Well, be ready with the candles, and I'll come in half-an-hour, as soon as I've seen how the men are." "Oh, they're all right, and gone to sleep.

They don't mind.

But you ought to have let us beat the Darleys, as we didn't beat the robbers." "You go and get the candles," said Mark sourly.
"Like to have torches too, master ?" said the lad, with a cunning grin.
"You speak to me again like that, you ugly beggar, and I won't go," cried Mark wrathfully.

"Think I want all that horrible set-out with the torches brought up again ?" "I'm off to get the candles ready, Master Mark," said Dummy humbly; and he hurried down the steep steps to get to the mouth of the mine.
"Wish I'd kicked him," muttered Mark, as soon as he was alone.

"I do feel so raw and cross.