Outside, with caps drawn down, for the weather was cold, they hurried on.
And at the appointed place Hal stopped. There was nothing to do now but
wait for the others.

Stubbs was the next to arrive and he came shaking a trifle. The little
man was trying to bear up, but he was having a hard time. The next
arrival was Nikol and then came Ivan. Chester was next to arrive,
following Colonel Anderson by a few seconds.

"Now we're all here," said Hal. "We may as well move. I have no idea just
where we are, so we'll have to select a direction and stick to it."

"Wait a moment, please," said Helen. "Isn't that the house in which we
were captured?"

She pointed in the darkness. The others peered intently in the direction
indicated. A dark shadow loomed up some distance ahead.

"I believe it is," said Hal. "Why?"

"Then, if you want to get into Greece, the quickest way is to go
due south."

"But the question is, which is south?" said Hal.

"Oh, I can tell you that. You just follow the road that leads by
the house."

"So be it," said Hal. "March."