Ifherfathereverheldhersafeinhisarmsagain——ifsheeverawokefromthisnightmare，itwouldbeathingnevertoletone’smindharkbacktoagain——toshutoutofmemorywithirondoors。
Thepainhadshotupanddown，andherforeheadwaswetbythetimeshehadreachedthesmallbackdoor。Wasitlockedorbolted——wasit？Sheputherhandgentlyuponthelatchandlifteditwithoutmakinganysound。ThankGodAlmighty，itwasneitherboltednorlocked，thelatchlifted，thedooropened，andsheslidthroughitintotheshadowofthegreywhichwasalreadyalmostthedarknessofnight。ThankGodforthat，too。
Sheflattenedherselfagainsttheoutsidewallandlistened。
HewashavingdifficultyinmanagingChildeHarold，whosnortedandpulledback，offendedandmaderebelliousbyhissavagelyimpatienthand。GoodChildeHarold，goodboy！Shecouldseethemassedoutlineofthetreesofthespinney。Ifshecouldbearthislongenoughtogetthere——evenifshecrawledpartoftheway。Thenitdartedthroughhermindthathewouldguessthatshewouldbesuretomakeforitscover，andthathewouldgotherefirsttosearch。
\"Father，thinkforme——youweresoquicktothink！\"herbraincriedoutforher，asifshewasspeakingtoonewhocouldphysicallyhear。