"Where am I now?"
Before he could look further to get an answer to this question, he was startled by the sound of footsteps.
What should he do?
Leap out?
Or should he wait?
He decided to wait.
He crept up into a corner, the darkest he could find, and there, with a beating heart, he awaited the progress of events.
He had not long to wait.
Two dusky forms glided spectrally into the place, one bearing a lamp.
With this, they looked about, and Jack, with a sinking at heart, recognised the two eunuchs again.