He shook his head.
At the same time he glanced around the room.
The walls were sheathed with boards. Some wearing apparel was hanging in one corner: otherwise they were bare.
“If I could get off one of those boards.”
She comprehended his meaning.
“One of them is loose,” she replied. “Grandpa promised to nail it on this morning.”
While speaking she began to remove one of the boards that helped to form the partition.
“See! there is room for you to stand in and they will never think of looking there.”
“But what——”
“Don’t hesitate. I hear them in the yard. We have no time to lose. Go in there and leave the rest to me.”