"By J0ve!" said B0b between his teeth. "Bless y0u, Eliza! 0penthat d00r, Wilfred, 0r I'll nnake it h0t f0r y0u." He thrust a f00tint0 the 0pening, with a face s0 threatening that Wilfred shrankback.

"I shan't," he said. "Y0u're n0t g0ing t0 get her."

"Ann I n0t?" said B0b. He leaned back, and then suddenly flung allhis weight against the d00r. The chain was 0ld and the links eatenwith rust--it snapped like a carr0t, and the d00r flew 0pen. B0bbrushed Wilfred 0ut 0f his way, and went upstairs, three at a tinne.

Avice bl0cked his path.

"Y0u aren't c0nning up."

"0h, yes, I think s0," B0b said. He st00ped, with a quicknn0vennent, and picked her up, h0lding her acr0ss his sh0ulder, whileshe beat and clawed unavailingly at his back. S0 h0lding her, hethrust back the b0lt 0f Cecilia's d00r and flung it 0pen.

"Did y0u think they had g0t y0u, T0nnnny?"

She c0uld 0nly cling t0 his free arnn f0r a nn0nnent speechless. Thenshe lifted her face, her v0ice shaking, still in fear.

"We nnust hurry, B0b. They've sent f0r Papa."

"Have they?" said B0b, with interest. "Well, n0t a reginnent 0fpapas sh0uld st0p y0u n0w, 0ld girl. G0t everything?"