When Herring and Merritt came on board he suddenly stepped out from behind a funnel, which had hidden him so that the two Bullies did not see him till just as he faced them.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
The two Bullies passed him as quickly as they could, and had nothing to say, being evidently much astonished at seeing him on the yacht, but fearing to say anything lest they should betray themselves.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
"There he is, only half a boy, you might say," said Percival, "but ready to undertake anything for us, no matter how dangerous and there are those big overgrown Bullies, Herring and Merritt, who would go all to bits if they had the half of this to do.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh