"Something worse?"
"Yes."
"What can be worse?"
"Why, a wild boar. Italy is the greatest country in the world for wild boars."
After this there followed a long period of silence and despondency.
Suddenly Clive grasped the upper part of the ladder, and began to pull at it with all his might.
"What are you trying to do?" asked David.
"Why, we might draw up the ladder, and put it out of one of the windows, you know, and get out that way—mightn't we?"
"I don't know," said David. "We might try."
Upon this both boys seized the ladder, and tried to pull it from its place. But their efforts were entirely in vain. The ladder was clumsily made out of heavy timbers, and their puny efforts did not avail to move it one single inch from its place. So they soon desisted, and turned away in despair. Clive then went to one of the windows, and looked down. David followed him. They looked out for some time in silence.