Chapter Fourteen PRISONERS!
　　GEORGE couldn't say a word. She just stood there, staring at the pile of ingots, holding one in herhand. She could hardly believe that these strange brick-shaped things were really gold. Her heartthumped fast. What a wonderful, marvellous find!
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　　Suddenly Tim began to bark loudly. He stood with his back to the children, his nose towards the door— and how he barked!
　　"Shut up, Tim!" said Julian. "What can you hear? Is it the others coming back?"He went to the door and yelled down the passage outside. "Dick! Anne! Is it you? Come quickly,because we've found the ingots! WE'VE FOUND THEM! HURRY! HURRY!"Tim stopped barking and began to growl¹. George looked puzzled. "Whatever can be the matter withTim?" she said. "He surely can't be growling² at Dick and Anne."Then both children got a most tremendous shock— for a man's voice came booming down the darkpassage, making queer echoes all around.
　　"Who is here? Who is down here?"
　　George clutched Julian in fright. Tim went on growling, all the hairs on his neck standing³ up straight.
　　"Do be quiet, Tim!" whispered George, snapping off her torch.
　　But Tim simply would not be quiet. He went on growling as if he were a small thunderstorm.
　　The children saw the beam of a powerful torchlight coming round the corner of the dungeon⁴ passage.
　　Then the light picked them out, and the holder⁵ of the torch came to a surprised stop.
　　"Well, well, well!" said a voice. "Look who's here! Two children in the dungeons⁶ of my castle.""What do you mean, your castle!" cried George.
　　"Well, my dear little girl, it is my castle, because I'm in the process of buying it," said the voice.
　　Then another voice spoke⁷, more gruffly.
　　"What are you doing down here? What did you mean when you shouted out ‘Dick’ and ‘Anne,’

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