"Absurd!" replied Kenneth.
"But----"
"Hush! we'll talk presently."
They returned to their former position across the quarry.
"I daresay you are right," said Harry, "but I wish we could collar that gun."
"It's impossible," said Kenneth, arguing against his own inclination. "We couldn't open the door without being seen."
"But it's so ramshackle that it would burst at a touch."
"Then we'd make a row starting the engine, and before we had any speed on they'd be at us."
"I don't know. They've got to wake up, and dress----"
"Why waste time dressing?"