human
Is it the blood buzzing in my ears? he cried;
gpt
I thought I heard something. Listen, my son, and see if I was mistaken.
human
Father, said he,
gpt
I distinctly hear distant blows,--muffled, but regular.
human
Yes, yes! said he;
gpt
I hear them very plainly too; they are the strokes of a pick against the earth. It is there! We have them now; we are saved from a terrible danger!
human
What is it, father?
gpt
What is it? Hieyas' soldiers are digging an underground passage, which leads from their camp, passes below the city, and the moat, and will open here.
human
Is it possible?
gpt
Fortunately a spy warned me betimes of the work which they had in hand; but no one knew where the mouth of the tunnel was to be. If I had left the castle, as Fide-Yori wished, we should have been lost.
human
It was high time to discover the point they had chosen for invading the fortress, said Daiske, who was still listening;
gpt
They have one day's labor more, said Yoke-Moura.
human
Now I know where they are, I will watch them. But follow me, my son; I would confide to you alone the delicate mission which must now be executed.