He got no further. The two men pushed up against him roughly, and before he could save himself he was hurled into space. A second later he disappeared from the sight of the two men.
"He's gone!" cried Martin. "Easily done, eh, Tom?"
"It was, Sam. Let us look to make sure he went down."
They peered over the edge of the cliff. Nothing was to be seen of Ralph.
"There's his cap down on the rocks by the water," said Toglet. "He has gone clean out of sight. Come on away; the job is finished."
And without another word, these two villains in crime hurried from the spot down to the other side of the island, where the sloop had been left.