I was trembling all over, and scrambled in and called out for Sally. I
forgot to call her Miss Hobbs.
She was still in that small room, and I heard her crawling across the
floor. I heard the Scotchman and Martin firing out of the window too.
"What is it?" she asked in a scared voice. "Are we safe? Has Captain
Evans come?"
"Come down with me. Mr. Hoffman’s dying, and wants to see you."
She wouldn’t come for some time; and when she did come she was trembling
all over, and I had to steady her with my right arm along the passage.
We found a tin with some water in it, and I took her to Mr. Hoffman,
where we could just see him lying.
"Thank God!" I heard him whisper, when she bent over him.