One of you has been
smuggling drugs into the prison; we have found specimens in each
cell. It only remains to learn which of you is the guilty party; and
that, I propose to uncover within one minute!"
He paused, and glared around again. The stillness was unbroken for a
moment; then one prisoner coughed nervously. This started half the
rest to doing the same; and under cover of the noise, Ernol
whispered to the man on his right:
"No sight of him yet! I'm afraid you showed the drug too soon."
"I waited until I heard the clock strike," protested the other; and
then both stood on their guard as the commission's deputy went on
with his arraignment:
"It is my duty to inform you, although you probably already know it,
that this building is made of iron. Floor, walls, and ceiling are
the same." The doctor saw that the prisoners' feet were all bare.
"And the whole place is heavily wired with high-power electricity!
"The guards and I will now leave you to yourselves." His teeth
showed in an evil smile.
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