“Yes, sir; not a nice place, but cool and fresh.”
“Could you, if I helped you, get down that hole, where my father lies?”
“Sir Godfrey?”
“Yes.”
“But you said you were going away somewhere, sir.”
“Only to get some food, and you have enough for the day. To-night I’ll go out and get more. Do you think you could crawl down?”
“I think I could try, sir, if it comes to that.”
“And trying is half the battle, Nat.”
“Right, sir; I’ll try. That drop o’ water seemed to put life in me.”
“But—”