I have made up my mind, so do not attempt to dissuade me."
"I shall not, my dear Humphrey, as I think you have decided properly;
but I beg you will not think of laying by money for me-a very little
will suffice for my wants."
"Not so, good brother; you must and shall, if I can help you, ruffle
it with the best. You will be better received if you do; for, though
poverty is no sin, as the saying is, it is scouted as sin should be,
while sins are winked at. You know that I require no money, and,
therefore, you must and shall, if you Jove me, take it all."
"As you will, my dear Humphrey. Now then, let us put our horses to
speed, for, if possible, we will, to-morrow morning, leave the
forest."
By this time all search for the fugitives from Worcester had long been
over, and there was no difficulty in obtaining the means of
embarkation. Early the next morning every thing was ready, and Edward,
Humphrey, Chaloner, Grenville, and Pablo set off for Southampton, one
of the horses carrying the little baggage which they had with them.
Edward, as we have before mentioned, with the money he had saved, and
the store at the cottage, which had been greatly increased, was well
supplied with cash; and that evening they embarked, with their horses,
in a small sailing vessel, and, with a favorable, light wind, arrived
at a small port of France on the following day.
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