Yanni looked so important and mysterious at this that Mitsos burst out laughing, and they all three stood in the road and laughed together for no reason, except that one was drunk and two were of a merry mind. Yanni went so far as to explain that they were in a hurry, but no more; and, having inquired where Krinos lived, they passed through the village and out towards the house. Just below Krinos's house the ground sloped sharply away, so that from the door only the roof of his mill could be seen. This prevented Krinos, who was peering out of the mill-door to learn whether there were two of them, from seeing either till they should pass the house and begin to descend towards the mill. Mitsos tapped at the house door, then knocked, and then shouted; but there was no answer. Yanni followed, and in the court-yard saw a horse tied up. Mitsos had given up the attempt to make any one hear, and he said to Yanni: "He's not in. What are we to do?" Yanni scratched his head thoughtfully. "There's another building farther down which looks like a mill," he said; "we will go there. But wait a minute, cousin; there is a thought in my head." "Out with it, then." "Have you in your mind how that when we were breakfasting we heard a horse on the path, and I went to see if it was either of our mules? You remember it turned out to be a Turkish soldier; and this is the horse, or my mother did not bear me." Mitsos' eye brightened. "Let us think a moment," he said. "What do you make of it?" Yanni put his head on one side, like an intelligent but puzzled collie dog. "It is a nice horse," he said, vaguely, "and that is why I noticed it. It would be rather amusing if--hush, I can hear the mill going! Krinos must be there, and--and I shouldn't at all wonder if the Turk was there also!" Mitsos smiled serenely. "It is a little trap," he said; "very pretty. What shall we do? What a devil Krinos must be." "It isn't certain," said Yanni; "but we'll make sure. This is the way. The Turk saw only me, therefore I will go down there alone. I wonder if there are any windows this side. Wait a minute while I see." He stole out to the edge of the hill, and reconnoitred from behind a bush. Krinos was standing at the door, and even as Yanni looked, a head wearing a red soldier's fez popped out and back again, and he crept back with suppressed excitement in his eyes.