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If he allowed them to remain , some trick might be played , and they might make their escape . He at once , therefore , ordered his men to lead his prisoners to the courtyard of the house . `` Hands off ; I wo n't be manacled by a French jackanapes , '' cried Brown , turning round as one of the men seized his arm . `` We are five to seven , may n't we knock the fellows over , sir ? We could do it easily enough , and get off before they came to themselves again . '' `` I 'll join you with all my heart , '' said Jack , `` though I ca n't fight as well as I could before my ribs were stove in . '' `` I 'll tackle one of the fellows if I may take the smallest , '' said Tom , though he looked rather pale at the thought of the impending struggle .