“Yes.”
“Money?”
“You are a sensible boy. You answer my questions freely. You are a smart boy, too. It isn’t every lad of your age who would have managed to effect an escape from the cave. Do you remember the entrance?”
“No; I was carried into it blindfolded.”
“I thought my brother would be prudent. So you couldn’t find it again.”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“Still I cannot run any risk. You will have to come with me.”
“Where do you want to carry me?” asked Ernest, much disturbed.
“I will carry you back to the cave.”