The voice of Edward calling him by name dissipated all alarm,
and in another minute he was in the arms of his brother and sisters.
"First, let us take our horses to the stables, Humphrey," said Edward,
after the first greeting was over, "and then we will come and partake
of any thing that Alice can prepare for us, for we have not fared over
well for the last three days."
Accompanied by Humphrey and Pablo, they all went to the stables, and
turned out the ponies to make room for the horses; and as soon as they
were all fed and littered down, they returned to the cottage, and
Chaloner and Grenville were introduced. Supper was soon on the table,
and they were too hungry to talk while they were eating, so that but
little information was gleaned from them that night. However, Humphrey
ascertained that all was lost, and that they had escaped from the
field previous to Alice and Edith leaving the room to prepare beds for
the new-comers. When the beds were ready, Chaloner and Grenville
retired, and then Edward remained half an hour with Humphrey, to
communicate to him what had passed. Of course he could not enter into
detail; but told him that he would get information from their new
guests after he had left, which he must do early in the morning.
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