10Dick’s and Millicent’s lips met involuntarily. That kiss threatened to be endless, and poor Plug was in a comical state of embarrassment and distress.
“Oh, for God’s sake,” he said, averting his head from the sight. “There’s no time for that now. They may rush the house!”
Dick, raised a dreamy and ecstatic face from Millicent’s. Thoughts of fighting were far from him then.
“I wish I had some way of fastening this broken door!” said Plug anxiously.
Dick, with an effort, recalled himself to earth. “It doesn’t matter about that,” he said, “we’ll take to the stairs. Two of us ought to be able to hold the stairs against any number. And they can’t take us in the rear.”
“Suppose they set the place afire?”
“They won’t do that except as a last resort. It would arouse the countryside. Howeve
