“And put some stakes with nails along the cliff—the thing could not get in quite so quick.”
“The gate is not very strong: we must barricade it.”
“Wish we could lock the door!”
“I should think so!”
Now they realised what is forgotten in the routine of civilised life—the security of doors and bolts. Their curtain was no defence.
“Barricade the door.”
“Yes, but not too close, else we can’t shoot—we should be trapped.”
“I see! Put the barricade round a little way in front. Why not have two fires, one each side!”
“Capital. We will fortify the place! Loop-holes. The weak spot will be the edge of the cliff up there. If we put a fire there people may see it—savages—and find us.”
“That won’t do.”