"That is exactly the size of it."
"Why did he do such a foolish thing?"
"Because he was too much of a baby or an idiot to stay in hiding until the danger had passed. He claimed that exercise was necessary."
"He will get all he needs," Poyor said half to himself, as he allowed the supply of provisions to fall unheeded from his hands. "We also must leave this place."
"Do you mean that we should go at once?" Cummings asked as if he had been expecting such a remark.
"When the night has come we will start, and with but little hope of breaking through the line of sentinels."
"Are we not to wait for Jake?" Neal interrupted.
"If he does not return before we are ready there will be little chance of ever seeing him again," was the grim reply as Poyor paced to and fro, evidently so disturbed that it was impossible for him to remain in one position.