09-Master Reynolds Brought to Book

The children sat quietly for a few moments in the blackness, they were stunned. 'What shall we do?'
rushed through their minds. Justice pulled at his sister's apron. They crawled, as silently as they could, over the sacks back to the foot of the stairs. They reached the bottom after stumbling into many mysterious bundles. They listened to the scurrying of the rats about them. Justice felt his heart pounding against his chest, and his hands trembled so that he could hardly hold to the steps. He knew Prudence felt the same. It was with great sighs of relief that they reached the top.
Prudence whispered. 'What shall we do? Oh! it is so frightening, Justice. What can we do? What shall we do?'
'We shall tell Father — straight away,' said Justice sternly. 'We shall have to.