King Coal Book 2 - The Serfs of King Coal; Sections 15-17

In which a nocturnal raid disrupts the miners' cabin as the camp-marshal accuses a chosen check-weighman of betrayal, leading to a farcical search and eventual imprisonment. The captive, confined to a stark cell, contemplates the spirit of resistance and receives clandestine aid from his comrades while enduring the harsh regimen and the strange psychology of incarceration.