"It is the rule of our order that no man who acts the spy on us shall get away to tell of what he has discovered. How did you get away after I put you in that other room in the dark?"
"It was an easy trick."
"Won't you explain?"
"I might, but it would hinder my getting away in the present instance."
"You'll not get away again, never fear."
"Perhaps he didn't come alone!" exclaimed one of the other men. "He may have others with him, and they may have helped him to escape in the first place."
"He was alone when he came to the farm," answered the Englishman. And then he added:
"Bind him, and Number Three and Number Four shall remain on guard to watch him."
"Where shall we take him?" questioned Number Four.
"Take him to the last chamber. But blindfold him first. He has seen enough already."