It was really very dreadful because she could still see nobody at all. The whole of that park.like country still looked as quiet and empty as it had looked when they first landed. Nevertheless， only a few feet away from her， a voice spoke. And what it said was：
“Mates， now’s our chance.”
Instantly a whole chorus of other voices replied， “Hear him. Hear him. Now‘s our chance， he said. Well done， Chief. You never said a truer word.”
“What I say，” continued the first voice， “is， get downto the shore between them and their boat， and let every mother’s son look to his weapons. Catch ‘em when they try to put to sea.”
“Eh， that’s the way，” shouted all the other voices. “You never made a better plan， Chief. Keep it up， Chief. You couldn‘t have a better plan than that.”
“Lively， then， mates， lively，” said the first voice. “Off we go.”
“Right again， Chief，” said the others. “Couldn’t have a etter order. Just what we were going to say ourselves. Off e go.”
Immediately the thumping began again.very loud at first ut soon fainter and fainter， till it died out in the direction f the sea.