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away or any noise, will put you beyond rescue. Step out lively now, only be quiet about it."
I can sincerely say this for him, he was a good prisoner, although I heard him swearing fiercely under his breath, doubtless because of suspicions of me, expecting every moment to have his throat cut. Anyway, he pushed on exactly as I ordered, and, no one intercepting us, we reached the rear of the hut in good order. I could hear the voices of the guard conversing on the back porch of the house, but they caught no glimpse of our stealthy movements, and we slipped within the shelter of the cabin, where O'Brien promptly held us up with levelled carbine.
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