"All right! We'll reserve further enquiries till the morning. If you take my advice, you'll all make up your minds to speak the truth then."
Having delivered this cutting speech, Mr. Peace left the bedroom with the bones.
CHAPTER V
THE STORM BREAKS
Ten of the Brincliffe boys passed a very bad night. The nightmare, at which Jack had jokingly hinted, was unpleasantly real; there was no dispelling it. Everybody knew that everybody around him was wide awake, but nobody felt inclined to speak.
By and by the daylight came, and brought a little more courage with it.
"After all, I don't care two straws!" exclaimed Cadbury abruptly.
"Who do you suppose does?" said Trevelyan.
Vickers raised himself on his elbow.