They sat and drank after they had dragged out four of our poor fellows, dead." "Then they sat and talked; I heard them.

That captain said Cliff Castle would do as well as Black Tor, and they would stay there." "Ah!" panted Mark excitedly.
"And a great deal more.

It meant that they'd taken the place, and I felt then that I must die.

I don't know how long they were there.

It was hot and stifling, and there was smoke, and a man rushed in, and said the prisoners had escaped, and set fire to the place." Ralph shuddered and was silent, till Mark began bathing his face again, when he seemed to revive a little, and wandered on: "Fire burned so fast--crawled out--through the window--Minnie's fish-pool--castle burning so fast--father--Minnie--help!--oh help!".