"
Corbould saw that Edward was resolute, and thought proper to comply
with his request: he walked away till he considered himself out of
gunshot, and then commenced a torrent of oaths and abusive language,
with which we shall not offend our readers. Before he went farther, he
swore that he would have Edward's life before many days had passed,
and then shaking his fist, he went away. Edward remained where he was
standing till the man was fairly out of sight, and then proceeded on
his journey. It was now about four o'clock in the afternoon, and
Edward, as he walked on, said to himself, "That man must be of a very
wicked disposition, for I have offended him in nothing except in not
submitting to be made his prisoner; and is that an offense to take a
man's life for? He is a dangerous man, and will be more dangerous
after being again foiled by me as he has been to-day. I doubt if he
will go home; I am almost sure that he will turn and follow me when he
thinks that he can without my seeing him; and if he does, he will find
out where our cottage is--and who knows what mischief he may not do,
and how he may alarm my little sisters? I'll not go home till dark;
and I'll now walk in another direction, that I may mislead him."
Edward then walked away more to the north, and every half hour shifted
his course so as to be walking in a very different direction from
where the cottage stood.
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