Chapter 17 PRISONERS TOGETHER
　　The two girls and Timmy made their way carefully, hoping to come across the lines that led to thequarry. They were lucky. They went across the gap in the lines where once long ago the gypsies hadwrenched out the rails, and came to where they began again, and led to the edge of the quarry¹.
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　　'Here they are!' said George, thankfully. 'Now we're all right. We've only just got to follow these andwe'll be in the quarry. I hope it will be warmer than here. Brrrr! This mist is terribly cold andclammy.'
　　'It came up so suddenly,' said Anne, shining her torch downwards². 'I couldn't believe my eyes when Ilooked round and saw it creeping up on us. I...'
　　She stopped suddenly. Timmy had given a low growl³. 'What's up, Tim?' whispered George. He stoodquite still, his hackles up and his tail motionless. He looked steadfastly⁴ into the mist.
　　'Oh dear. What can be the matter now?' whispered Anne. 'I can't hear a thing, can you?'
　　They listened. No, there was nothing to hear at all. They went on into the quarry, thinking thatTimmy might have heard a rabbit or hedgehog, and growled⁵ at it as he sometimes did.
　　Timmy heard a sound and ran to the side, lost in the mist at once. He suddenly yelped⁶ loudly, thenthere was a heavy thud, and no more sound from Timmy!
　　'Timmy! What's happened! Timmy, come here!' shouted George, at the top of her voice. But noTimmy came. The girls heard the sound of something heavy being dragged away, and George ranafter the sound.
　　'Timmy! Oh Timmy, what's happened!' she cried. 'Where are you? Are you hurt?'
　　The mist swirled⁷ round, and she tried to beat against it with her fists, angry that she could not see.
　　'Tim! Tim!'
　　Then a pair of hands took her arms from behind and a voice said, 'Now you come with me! You werewarned not to snoop about on the

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