Then suddenly Tasia had an idea.
“Is there any way out of this place? Not for us, but is there a small hole in the wall?”
“I expect there are heaps of them,” muttered Peter. “But what good will that do us?”
“I am going to send Jimbo to tell your father where we are!”
Both the boys stared at her.
“Send Jimbo!” exclaimed Peter.
“You know Jimbo understands what I say to him – and I am going to tell him to go home. If he returns home alone, your father will know something is wrong.”
Peter gave a shout.
“That’s a brilliant idea, Tasia, but will Jimbo really understand?”
“First we will have to find a hole for him to wriggle through – ”
The boys managed to crawl across the floor.
Finally, not far from the door, behind a large pile of rubbish, they found a hole opening out onto dry l
