his companions notice, and they will run to his assistance.
GOBUS.
Well, well, let them manage it the best way they can, and let us join our friends yonder, who keep watch by the body; there is good store of dried sticks in that corner, we may make a fire and warm ourselves till they return.
(Horn heard without.)
COMPANION.
Ha! there is the signal, and close at hand too. He has caught his man and wants assistance; let us run to him, or the villain will escape.
(Exeunt Companion and Gobus, who follows rather unwillingly, whilst the men who were watching the body run eagerly to the front of the stage.)
FIRST MAN.
It sounded to the right hand of us; let us strike into this path.(Horn sounds again.)
SECOND MAN.
Ay, there it sounds again; it is to this hand of us, but it is so dark there is no finding our way.
FIRST MAN.
We have been so long by the torch-light that the darkness is darker to us: run back and
