as the one which we had succeeded in shutting in the nigger’s face.
“I was afraid of it!” cried Eva, with a sudden sob.
“What is it?”
“They’ve taken away the key!”
Yes, the keen air came through an empty keyhole; and my lamp, held close, not only showed that the door was locked, but that the lock was one with which an unskilled hand might tamper for hours without result. I dealt it a hearty kick by way of a test.
as the one which we had succeeded in shutting in the nigger’s face.
“I was afraid of it!” cried Eva, with a sudden sob.
“What is it?”
“They’ve taken away the key!”
Yes, the keen air came through an empty keyhole; and my lamp, held close, not only showed that the door was locked, but that the lock was one with which an unskilled hand might tamper for hours without result. I dealt it a hearty kick by way of a test.
