“All right, sir, but I don’t think that was much of a pig’s whisper.”
“Oh, nonsense! What do you make of it now?”
“Nowt, sir, only as we’ve got ourselves into a great hobble. I can’t hear nothing of our chaps.”
“No; they’ve gone on, and we must overtake them and let Mr Anderson know that Roberts and Titely have lost their way, and have doubled back so that we have met them.”
“Ay, ay, sir, that’s the way; but how are we going to do it?”
“You take Titely by the arm, and I’ll hurry on Mr Roberts. Let’s start at once.”
“Right, sir. Which way?”
“Follow Mr Anderson’s track at once.”
“Yes, sir, of course; but which way’s that?”
“Why, you don’t mean to say you’ve lost touch, Tom?” said Murray excitedly.