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Chapter 19

           Herthoughtswerenotidlewhileshewasthusemployed;whenshereturnedandwasseatedbesidetheoldmaninonecornerofthetent,tyingherflowerstogether,whilethetwomenlaydozinginanothercorner,shepluckedhimbythesleeve,andslightlyglancingtowardsthem,said,inalowvoice

           ‘Grandfather,don’tlookatthoseItalkof,anddon’tseemasifIspokeofanythingbutwhatIamabout.Whatwasthatyoutoldmebeforewelefttheoldhouse?Thatiftheyknewwhatweweregoingtodo,theywouldsaythatyouweremad,andpartus?’

           Theoldmanturnedtoherwithanaspectofwildterror;butshecheckedhimbyalook,andbiddinghimholdsomeflowerswhileshetiedthemup,andsobringingherlipsclosertohisear,said

           ‘Iknowthatwaswhatyoutoldme.Youneedn’tspeak,dear.Irecollectitverywell.ItwasnotlikelythatIshouldforgetit.Grandfather,thesemensuspectthatwehavesecretlyleftourfriends,andmeantocarryusbeforesomegentlemanandhaveustakencareofandsentback.Ifyouletyourhandtrembleso,wecannevergetawayfromthem,butifyou’reonlyquietnow,weshalldoso,easily.’

           ‘How?’mutteredtheoldman.‘DearNelly,how?Theywillshutmeupinastoneroom,darkandcold,andchainmeuptothewall,Nellflogmewithwhips,andneverletmeseetheemore!’

           ‘You’retremblingagain,’saidthechild.‘Keepclosetomeallday.Nevermindthem,don’tlookatthem,butme.Ishallfindatimewhenwecanstealaway.WhenIdo,mindyoucomewithme,anddonotstoporspeakaword.Hush!That’sall.

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