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"Aye, he did right to hurry off, but it would be a shame if they escaped," another joined. "The King is here though, and there's no fooling him. "Hear ye, hear ye," the others assented, that being a common phrase among them which was the equivalent of an 'I agree' or 'Amen'. AYE HE DID RIGHT TO HURRY OFF BUT IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF THEY ESCAPED ANOTHER JOINED THE KING IS HERE THOUGH AND THERE'S NO FOOLING HIM HEAR YE HEAR THE OTHERS ASSENTED THAT BEING A COMMON PHRASE AMONG THEM WHICH WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF AN IAGREE OR AMEN
nt for its present use, concealment. Wagner led us into it and no sooner was the door, or wall, latched again than the Zards, having broken down the outside door by brute strength, flooded into the room. We could see them as they did, for the wall that concealed us had many small holes, and the tapestry as well, so that on the inside we could see all that happened in the well lit room, while they could not see us, as there was no light to reveal us. Indeed, I had been sitting facing the hidden compartment during our brief dialog and had not detected it at all. The situation was quite different at that time, though, for the Zards were actively looking for us, whereas I was merely glancing occasionally at the wall. Now that they were closer, I could easily understand their conversation: "Blast it, they aren't here," said one, "Probably deserted the place after Garlop saw them, he should have kept watch." "Why? He couldn't have stopped a group of them, and they're too keen to be followed.  BUILT INTO THE WALL PROBABLY MEANT FOR ITS PRESENT USE CONCEALMENT WAGNER LED US INTO IT AND NO SOONER WAS THE DOOR OR WALL LATCHED AGAIN THAN THE ZARDS HAVING BROKEN DOWN THE OUTER DOOR BY BRUTE STRENGTH FLOODED INTO THE ROOM WE COULD SEE THEM AS THEY DID FOR THE WALL THEY HAD CONCEALED US HAD MANY SMALL HOLES AND THE TAPESTRY AS WELL SO THAT ON THE INSIDE WE COULD SEE ALL THAT HAPPENED IN THE WELL LIT ROOM OR THEY COULD NOT SEE US AS THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO REVEAL US INDEED I HAD BEEN SITTING FACING THE HIDDEN COMPARTMENT DURING OUR BRIEF DIALOGUE AND HAD NOT DETECTED IT AT ALL THE SITUATION WAS QUITE DIFFERENT AT THAT TIME THOUGH FROM THE ZARDS WERE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR US WHEREAS I WAS MERELY GLANCING OCCASIONALLY AT THE WALL NOW THAT THEY WERE CLOSER I COULD EASILY UNDERSTAND THEIR CONVERSATION BLASTED THEY AREN'T HERE SAID ONE PROBABLY DESERTED THE PLACE AFTER GARLOP SAW THEM HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT WATCH WHY HE COULDN'T HAVE STOPPED A GROUP OF THEM AND THEY'RE TOO KEEN TO BE FOLLOWED
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