`Wait，Marian！I’mfrightened——Idon’tseethepath。Supposethefigureshouldfollowus？’
`Notatalllikely，Laura。Thereisreallynothingtobealarmedabout。
Theshoresofthelakearenotfarfromthevillage，andtheyarefreetoanyonetowalkonbydayornight。Itisonlywonderfulwehaveseennolivingcreaturetherebefore。’
Wewerenowintheplantation。Itwasverydark——sodark，thatwefoundsomedifficultyinkeepingthepath。IgaveLauramyarm，andwewalkedasfastaswecouldonourwayback。
Beforewewerehalf-waythroughshestopped，andforcedmetostopwithher。Shewaslistening。