"But now, Humphrey, about this boy; we can not leave him here."
"Where is he?"
"He still sleeps, I believe. The question is, whether you should ride
over with the pony, or walk, and leave Pablo to return with the pony
and cart; for I will not take the boy away, or leave the house myself,
without removing the property which belongs to the boy, and of which I
will make inquiry when he awakes. Besides, there is money, by what the
robbers stated in my hearing, which of course must be taken care of
for him."
"I think it will be best for me to walk over, Edward. If I ride, I
should arrive too late in the afternoon for any thing to be done till
next morning, and if I walk I shall be in time enough; so that is
settled. Besides, it will give you more time to remove the boy's
property, which, as his father was in all probability a Malignant, and
denounced man, they might think right to secure for the government."
"Very true; then be it so. Do you start for the intendant's; and,
Pablo, go home and fetch the pony and cart, while I remain here with
the boy, and get every thing ready."
Humphrey and Pablo both set off, and then Edward went to waken the
boy, still lying on the bed.
"Come, you must get up now. You know that what's done can not be
undone; and if you are a good boy, and have read the Bible, you must
know that we must submit to the will of God, who is our kind father in
heaven.
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