“When?”
“I’ve been their prisoner all night, and have only just escaped.” He held out his hands. “I hurt them,” he said, “getting free.”
Dick nodded. “Where are they hiding?” he asked.
“In an underground passage, and in the tower.”
“Are they there now?”
“Yes.”
“Where is the entrance to the underground passage?”
“There are two. One is in the Abbey ruins, and one at the bottom of the mill pond.”
“Where are they tapping the cable?”
“About three hundred yards down this road. Wires run down the telegraph post. The man has a buzzer below, in the passage.”