"You will do nothing of the sort!"
"We must. It is the only way to save you. If we don't, the three of us are lost. You can't hold both of us."
Steve laughed harshly.
"I think you will have difficulty in convincing Dominick that he must let go. He'll never let go as long as he has my feet to hang to."
"I'll show you whether he will or not. I'll——"
"Bob!"
Steve's tone was sharp and commanding.
"Hang on, both of you! I, too, have a plan to suggest. I don't know whether we can get away with it or not, but we will try. You must move very carefully, for I am getting tired."
"One of you climb up my body. I can't help you. You will have to accomplish it the best way you can. If you can get up beside me on the bar here, you ought to be able to hold on. It is our only hope. Otherwise we shall be dashed to death at the bottom of the shaft."