"Be it firm and steady?" asked the boy anxiously.
Dick hauled on the rope; it was held firm by the rocks.
"There, you see 'tis quite safe. All you want is a little courage; it will not take half a minute to get you across."
"I'll send summat fust to prove it," said Sam.
He withdrew a few paces into the passage, and returned, carrying a long, flat box. This he hitched to the rope.
"Haul away, Maister Dick, and let me see wi' my own eyes."
The box was drawn to the further side in a few moments.
"Now are you satisfied?" asked Dick.
"Iss, fay; and I've some more boxes that had better go fust."
Four boxes and the two guns were hauled across before Sam consented to venture himself, and then only because he feared he could carry no more when he got to the other side.