"This is my brother," said Bob; "he'll take you on his boat. So we'll have to part now; no one need know that I brought you here."
I wanted to thank Bob but he cut me short. I grasped his hand.
"Don't speak of it," he said lightly, "you two boys helped me out the other night. One good turn deserves another. And I'm pleased to have been able to help a friend of Mattia's."
We followed Bob's brother down some winding quiet streets till we came to the docks. He pointed to a boat, without saying a word. In a few moments we were on board. He told us to go down below into a little cabin.
"I start in two hours' time," he said; "stay there and don't make a sound."
But we were not trembling now. We sat in the dark side by side.
