He turned away and went upstairs again. They heard him close the door and rake straw over it. O’Malley opened the box at once. It contained a loaf of heavy bread, a few pieces of cold sausage and three boiled potatoes. Also there was a jug which contained milk.
Sim produced a heavy clasp knife and cut the bread. The boys made sandwiches and munched them. The jug was passed around and they drank out of it.
“Sure, an’ this is not a bad dinner,” O’Malley said. “It compares favorably with the last roast duck dinner I had in London.” He grinned at Stan.
After finishing their meal the boys sat waiting for their guide.
“He has to care for his horse and dispose of the hay,” Sim explained.
CHAPTER IX
TRAPPED
The boys left the cellar very soon after finishing their meal. Their guide led them down a country lane. They hiked along steadily for several hours, then detoured through a field, making a wide circle.
“We have to go around the patrol stations on the road,” Sim explained.
“It’s nice to have a guide who knows the way,” Stan said.