Chapter 21 A FEW SURPRISES
　　As soon as Julian had said that he kept hearing noises, the others felt as if they could hear some, too.
　　They sat and listened intently, George's heart beating so loudly that she was certain the boys wouldbe able to hear it.
　　'I think perhaps it's the sound of the sea, echoing in through the caves and the tunnels,' said Julian atlast. 'In the ordinary way, of course, we wouldn't need to bother to listen - Timmy would growl¹ atonce! But, poor old chap, he's so doped and sleepy that I don't believe he hears anything.'
　　'Will he get all right again?' asked George, anxiously,' fondling Timmy's silky ears.
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　　'Oh, yes,' said Julian, sounding much more certain than he really felt. Poor Timmy - he really didseem ill! There wasn't even a growl in him.
　　'You've had an awful time these last few days, haven't you George?' asked Dick.
　　'Yes,' said George. 'I don't much want to talk about it. If I'd had Timmy with me it wouldn't have beenso bad, but at first, when they brought me here, all I knew of Timmy was hearing him bark and snarland bark and snarl² down below in that yard. Then Red told me he had doped him.'
　　'How did you get to Red's place?' asked Julian.
　　'Well, you know I was locked in that horrible-smelling caravan³,' said George. 'Then suddenly a mancalled Simmy - he's Jo's father, I think - came and dragged us out. Timmy was all stupid with theblow they'd given him - and they put him in a sack and put us both on the caravan horse and took usthrough the wood and along a desolate⁴ path by the coast till we came here. That was in the middle ofthe night.'
　　'Poor old George!' said Julian. 'I wish Tim was himself again - I'd love to set him loose on Red andthe other fellow!'
　　'I wonder what's happening to Jo,' said Dick, suddenly remembering that Jo was now imprisoned⁵ inthe tower room where George had been kept so long.
　　'And do you suppose Red and Markhoff have discovered that we've got out of that shed, and thatTimmy has disappeared, too?' said Julian. 'They'll be in a fury when they do discover it!'
　　'Can't we get away?' said George, feeling suddenly scared. 'You came in a boat, didn't you? Well,can't we get away in that and go and fetch help for Jo?'

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