"Yes, I am willing," replied he, with streaming eyes; "but let me see
him once more."
"Come, then," said Edward, leading him to the corpse, and uncovering
the face.
The boy knelt down, kissed the forehead and cold lips, covered up the
face again, and then rose and wept bitterly on Edward's shoulder.
Edward did not attempt to check his sorrow, he thought it better it
should have vent; but, after a time, he led the boy by degrees till
they were out of the cottage.
"Now then," said Edward, "we must go, or we shall be late. My poor
little sisters have been dreadfully alarmed at my not having come home
last night, and I long to clasp them in my arms."
"Indeed you must," replied the boy, wiping away his tears, "and I am
very selfish; let us go on."
"No room for cart to get through wood," said Pablo; "hard work, cart
empty--more hard work, cart full."
And so it proved to be; and it required all the united efforts of
Billy, Edward, and Pablo to force a passage for the cart through the
narrow pathway; but at last it was effected, and then they went on at
a quick pace, and in less than two hours the cottage was in sight.
When within two hundred yards of it, Edith, who had been on the watch,
came bounding out, and flew into Edward's arms, and covered him with
kisses.
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