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Chapter 25

           

           "Atnineo’clockeverynight,Greenwichtime,"saidWemmick,"thegunfires.Thereheis,yousee!Andwhenyouhearhimgo,Ithinkyou’llsayhe’saStinger."

           Thepieceofordnancereferredto,wasmountedinaseparatefortress,constructedoflattice-work.Itwasprotectedfromtheweatherbyaningeniouslittletarpaulincontrivanceinthenatureofanumbrella.

           "Then,attheback,"saidWemmick,"outofsight,soasnottoimpedetheideaoffortificationsforit’saprinciplewithme,ifyouhaveanidea,carryitoutandkeepitupIdon’tknowwhetherthat’syouropinion—"

           Isaid,decidedly.

           "—Attheback,there’sapig,andtherearefowlsandrabbits;then,Iknocktogethermyownlittleframe,yousee,andgrowcucumbers;andyou’lljudgeatsupperwhatsortofasaladIcanraise.So,sir,"saidWemmick,smilingagain,butseriouslytoo,asheshookhishead,"ifyoucansupposethelittleplacebesieged,itwouldholdoutadevilofatimeinpointofprovisions."

           Then,heconductedmetoaboweraboutadozenyardsoff,butwhichwasapproachedbysuchingenioustwistsofpaththatittookquitealongtimetogetat;andinthisretreatourglasseswerealreadysetforth.Ourpunchwascoolinginanornamentallake,onwhosemarginthebowerwasraised.

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