It did me good to see it land."
"It landed all right. Ouch, my back feels as if it was broken."
"My wrists and ankles are awfully sore. I wonder if they mean to let us
loose or give us anything to eat."
"Well, we won't last long at this rate. I guess they mean to be as cruel
as they can to us in return for that punch I gave Beppo."
"I wouldn't have spoken to you again if you hadn't."
"I don't blame you."
It grew dark. Outside they heard the murmur of voices for a time and
then all became quiet. Just before silence fell and snores became
audible they heard the man on duty as their guard call for some coffee
to keep by his side during the night.
"I'll send that brat of a Wren to you with it directly," they heard
Beppo's wife reply; "the little beast, it'll do her good to work."
Then came the sound of a slap and a sob.
The boys' blood boiled.
"Oh, what wouldn't I give to have Master Beppo in a twenty-four-foot
ring," breathed Roy.
"I think he'd look well decorating a tree," grated out Jimsy viciously.
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