Satisfied with this,
he did not raise the lid of the chest, but dragged it out into the
center of the room. There were many things of value about the room;
the candlesticks were silver, and there were goblets of the same
metal. Edward collected all these articles, and a timepiece, and put
them into a basket, of which there were two large ones at the end of
the room, apparently used for holding firewood. Every thing that he
thought could be useful, or of value, he gathered together for the
benefit of the poor orphan boy. He afterward went into another small
room, where he found sundry small trunks and cases locked up. These he
brought out without examining, as he presumed that they contained what
was of value, or they would not be locked. When he had collected every
thing, he found that he had already more than the cart could carry in
one trip; and he wanted to take some bedding with him, as he had not a
spare bed in the cottage to give to the boy. Edward decided in his own
mind that he would take the most valuable articles away that night,
and return with the cart for the remainder early on the following
morning. It was now past noon, and Edward took out of the cupboard
what victuals were left, and then went into the chamber where the boy
was, and begged that he would eat something.
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