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? ? ? ? "That is the very reason why I should not wish him to lose money on my account."

? ? ? ? "Oh, very well! It will be bad for you is he doesn't come to your help."

? ? ? ? "Why? What do you propose to do to me?" asked Rodney boldly.

? ? ? ? "Better not ask!" was the significant reply.

? ? ? ? "But I want to know. I want to realize my position."

? ? ? ? "The least that will happen to you is imprisonment in this cave for a term of years."

? ? ? ? "I don't think I should like it but you would get tired of standing guard over me."

? ? ? ? "We might, and in that case there is the other thing."

? ? ? ? "What other thing?"

? ? ? ? "If we get tired of keeping you here, we shall make short work with you."

? ? ? ? "Would you murder me?" asked Rodney, horror struck, as he might well be, for death seems terrible to a boy just on the threshold of life.

? ? ? ? "We might be obliged to do so."

? ? ? ? Rodney looked in the faces of his captors, and he saw nothing to encourage him. They looked like desperate men, who would stick at nothing to carry out their designs.


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