(#25) the Ghost of Blackwood Hall
“Nancy replied. “I might save myself, but you would be pushed so far down, I couldn’t possibly get help in time to pull you out.”“If you don’t do it, we’ll both lose our lives,” Ned argued. “Hurry, Nancy! We’re sinking fast!”Nancy refused to listen to his pleas. Instead, she began to shout for help, hoping that some of the chanters would hear her. Ned, too, called loudly until his voice was hoarse.No one came, and they kept sinking deeper into the quicksand. Soon Nancy was up to her chest.“I’m a...fraid there’s no help for us,” Nancy said despairingly.The youth scarcely heard her, for just then his feet struck something hard and firm.“Nancy!” he cried. “I’ve hit bottom!”Before she knew what was happening, he grasped her beneath the armpits and tugged hard. The muck gave a loud, sucking sound as it slowly and reluctantly released its hold. A few minutes later Nancy was safe and sound and on dry, firm ground, though she was plastered from heels to head with mud.“You all right, Ned?”“I’m okay,”MoreLess
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