Sylviashiveredalloveratthesuddenthought，suggestedbythisspeechofhermother\'s，thattheideathathadflashedintoherownmindofgoingtolookforherfathermightbeananswertotheinvocationtothePowerswhichshehadmadenotlongago，thatshemightindeedmeetherdeadloverattheash—fieldstile;butthoughsheshiveredasthissuperstitiousfancycameintoherhead，herheartbeatfirmandregular;notfromdarknessnorfromthespiritsofthedeadwasshegoingtoshrink;hergreatsorrowhadtakenawayallhergirlishnervousfear。
Shewent;andshecameback。Neithermannorspirithadsheseen;thewindwasblowingontheheightenoughtosweepallcreaturesbeforeit;
butnoonewascoming。
Sotheysatedownagaintokeepwatch。Atlengthhisstepwasheardclosetothedoor;anditstartledthemevenintheirstateofexpectation。
\'Why，feyther！\'criedSylviaasheentered;whilehiswifestooduptrembling，butnotsayingaword。
\'A\'ma\'mostdoneup，\'saidhe，sittingheavilydownonthechairnearestthedoor。
\'Pooroldfeyther！\'saidSylvia，stoopingtotakeoffhisheavycloggedshoes;whileBelltookthepossetoutoftheoven。
\'What\'sthis？posset？whatcreatureswomenisforslops，\'saidhe;buthedrankitallthesame，whileSylviafastenedthedoor，andbroughttheflaringcandlefromthewindow—seat。Thefresharrangementoflightdisplayedhisfaceblackenedwithsmoke，andhisclothesdisarrangedandtorn。
\'Who\'sbeenmellingwi\'thee？\'askedBell。
\'Noonehasmelledwi\'me;buta\'vebeenmellin\'wi\'t\'gangatlast。\'
\'Theetheyniverwereforpressingthee！\'exclaimedboththewomenatonce。
\'No！theyknowedbetter。They\'ngettentheirbelly—fullasitis。Nexttimetheytryiton，areckonthey\'llaxifDanielRobsoniswi\'inhearin\'。
A\'veledareskythisneet，andsavednineortenhonestchapsaswaspressed，andcarriedofftot\'Randyvowse。Meandsomeothersdidit。AndHobbs\'
thingsandt\'lieutenant\'sisa\'burnt;andbythistimeareckont\'Randyvowseisprettynighfourwalls，readyforaparish—pound。\'
\'Thou\'rtniverforsayingthouburntitdownwi\'t\'ganginit，forsure？\'askedBell。
\'Na，na，notthistime。T\'\'gangfledupt\'hilllikeconeys;andHobbsandhisfolkscarriedoffabago\'money;butt\'oudtumbledownplaceisjustaheapo\'brickandmortar;an\'t\'furnitureissmoulderin\'int\'ashes;
and，bestofa\'，t\'menisfree，andwillniverbecotchedwi\'afire—bellagain。\'
Andsohewentontotelloftherusebywhichtheyhadbeenenticedintothemarket—place;interruptedfromtimetotimebytheireagerquestions，andinterruptinghimselfeverynowandthenwithexclamationsofwearinessandpain，whichmadehimatlastsay，——
\'Nowa\'mwillingtotellyo\'a\'aboutitto—morrow，forit\'snotiverydayamancandosuchgreatthings;butto—neetamungotobed，evenifKingGeorgewerewantin\'fortoknowhowamanagedita\'。\'
Hewentwearilyupstairs，andwifeanddaughter\'bothstrovetheirbesttoeasehisachinglimbs，andmakehimcomfortable。Thewarming—pan，onlyusedonstateoccasions，wastakendownandunpaperedforhisservice;
andashegotbetweenthewarmsheets，hethankedSylviaandhermotherinasleepyvoice，adding，——
\'It\'savasto\'comforttothinkonyonpoorladsasissleepin\'i\'
theirownhomesthisneet，\'andthenslumberfelluponhim，andhewashardlyrousedbyBell\'ssoftlykissinghisweather—beatencheek，andsayinglow，——
\'Godblessthee，myman！Thouwasallaysforthemthatwasdownandputupon。\'
Hemurmuredsomemonosyllabicreply，unheardbyhiswife，whostoleawaytoundressherselfnoiselessly，andlaidherselfdownonhersideofthebedasgentlyasherstiffenedlimbswouldpermit。
Theywerelateinrisingthenextmorning。Kesterwaslongsinceupandathisworkamongthecattlebeforehesawthehouse—dooropentoadmitthefreshchillmorningair;andeventhenSylviabrushedsoftly，andwentaboutalmostontip—toe。Whentheporridgewasready，Kesterwascalledintohisbreakfast，whichhetooksittingatthedresserwiththefamily。
Alargewoodenplatterstoodinthemiddle;andeachhadabowlofthesamematerialfilledwithmilk。Thewaywasforeveryonetodiphispewterspoonintothecentraldish，andconveyasmuchoraslittleashelikedatatimeofthehotporridgeintohispurefreshmilk。Butto—dayBelltoldKestertohelphimselfallatonce，andtotakehisbowluptothemaster\'sroomandkeephimcompany。ForDanielwasinbed，restingfromhisweariness，andbemoaninghispainfulbruiseswheneverhethoughtofthem。Buthismindwasstillsomuchoccupiedwiththeaffairofthepreviousnight，thatBelljudgedrightlythatanewlistenerwouldgiveeasetohisbodyaswellastohismind，andherproposalofKester\'scarryinguphisbreakfasthadbeenreceivedbyDanielwithsatisfaction。
SoKesterwentupslowly，carryinghisover—fullbasintenderly，andseatedhimselfonthestepleadingdownintothebed—room（forlevelshadnotbeencalculatedwhentheoldhousewasbuilt）facinghismaster，who，halfsittingupinthebluecheckbed，notunwillinglybeganhisrelationagain;towhichKesterlisteneds6attentively，thathisspoonwasoftenarrestedinitsprogressfromthebasintohismouth，openreadytoreceiveit，whilehegazedwithunwinkingeyesatDanielnarratinghisexploits。
ButafterDanielhadfoughthisbattleo\'eragaintoeveryauditorwithinhisreach，hefoundtheseclusionofhischamberratheroppressive，withouteventheusualweek—days\'noisesbelow;soafterdinner，thoughfarfromwell，hecamedownandwanderedaboutthestableandthefieldsnearesttothehouse，consultingwithKesterastocropsandmanureforthemostpart;buteverynowandthenbreakingoutintoanepisodicalchuckleoversomepartoflastnight\'sproceedings。Kesterenjoyedthedayevenmorethanhismaster，forhehadnobruisestoremindhimthat，althoughahero，hewasalsofleshandblood。
WhentheyreturnedtothehousetheyfoundPhilipthere，foritwasalreadydusk。ItwasKester\'susualSundayplantowithdrawtobedatasearlyanhourashecouldmanagetosleep，ofteninwinterbeforesix;
butnowhewastoofullofinterestinwhatPhilipmighthavetotellofMonkshavennewstoforegohisSabbathprivilegeofspendingtheeveningsittingonthechairattheendofthedresserbehindthedoor。
PhilipwasasclosetoSylviaashecouldpossiblygetwith—outgivingheroffence，whentheycamein。Hermannerwaslistlessandcivil;shehadlostallthatactivefeelingtowardshimwhichmadehimpositivelydistasteful，andhadcalledouthergirlishirritationandimpertinence。
Shenowwasrathergladtoseehimthanotherwise。Hebroughtsomechangeintotheheavymonotonyofherlife——monotonysopeacefuluntilshehadbeenstirredbypassionoutofthatcontentwiththesmalldailyeventswhichhadnowbecomeburdensomerecurrences。Insensiblytoherselfshewasbecomingdependentonhistimiddevotion，hisconstantattention;andhe，lover—like，oncesoattracted，inspiteofhisjudgment，byherlivelinessandpiquancy，nowdotedonherlanguor，andthoughthersilencemoresweetthanwords。
Hehadonlyjustarrivedwhenmasterandmancamein。Hehadbeentoafternoonchapel;noneofthemhadthoughtofgoingtothedistantchurch;
worshipwiththemwasonlyanoccasionalduty，andthisdaytheirmindshadbeentoofulloftheeventsofthenightbefore。Danielsatehimselfheavilydowninhisaccustomedchair，thethree—corneredarm—chairinthefiresidecorner，whichnoonethoughtofanybodyelseeveroccupyingonanyoccasionwhatever。InaminuteortwoheinterruptedPhilip\'swordsofgreetingandinquirybybreakingoutintothestoryoftherescueoflastnight。ButtothemutesurpriseofSylvia，theonlyonewhonoticedit，Philip\'sface，insteadofexpressingadmirationandpleasantwonder，lengthenedintodismay;onceortwicehebegantointerrupt，butstoppedhimselfasifhewouldconsiderhiswordsagain。Kesterwasnevertiredofhearinghismastertalk;bylonglivingtogethertheyunderstoodeveryfoldofeachother\'sminds，andsmallexpressionshadmuchsignificancetothem。Bell，too，satethankfulthatherhusbandshouldhavedonesuchdeeds。OnlySylviawasmadeuneasybyPhilip\'sfaceandmanner。WhenDanielhadendedtherewasagreatsilence，insteadofthequestionsandcomplimentshelookedtoreceive。Hebecametesty，andturningtoBell，said，——
\'Mynephewlooksasthoughhewasa—thinkingmoreont\'littleprofithehasmadeonhispinsan\'bobs，thanasifhewasheedinghowhonestmenweresavedfrombeinghaledouttoyontender，an\'carriedouto\'sighto\'wivesandlittle\'unsforiver。Wivesan\'little\'unsmaygot\'workhouseorclemforaughthecares。
Philipwentveryred，andthenmoresallowthanusual。HehadnotbeenthinkingofCharleyKinraid，butofquiteanotherthing，whileDanielhadtoldhisstory;butthislastspeechoftheoldman\'sbroughtuptheremembrancethatwasalwaysquick，dowhathewouldtosmotherorstrangleit。Hedidnotspeakforamomentortwo，thenhesaid，——
\'To—dayhasnotbeenlikeSabbathinMonkshaven。T\'rioters，asfolkscall\'em，havebeenaboutallnight。Theywantedtogivebattletot\'men—o\'—war\'smen;anditweretakenupbyth\'betterend，andthey\'vesenttomyLordMaltonfort\'militia;andthey\'recomeintot\'town，andthey\'rehuntingforajusticefort\'readth\'act;folkdosaythere\'llbeniverashopopenedto—morrow。\'
Thiswasratheramoreseriousaccountoftheprogressoftheaffairthananyonehadcalculatedupon。Theylookedgraveuponitawhile，thenDanieltookheartandsaid，——
\'Athinkwe\'ddonea\'mostenoughlastneet;butmen\'snottobestoppedwi\'astrawwhentheirbloodisup;stillit\'shardlinestocalloutt\'
sojers，eveniftheybebutmilitia。Sowhatwesevenhatchedinadarkentryhasta\'enalordtoputastopto\'t！\'continuedhe，chucklingalittle，butmorefaintlythistime。
Philipwenton，stillgraverthanbefore，boldlycontinuingtosaywhatheknewwouldbediscordanttothefamilyhelovedsowell。
\'Ishouldha\'telledyo\'allaboutit;Ithoughtonitjustasabito\'news;I\'dniverthoughtonsuchathingasuncletherehavingbeeninitandI\'mmainsorrytohearonitIam。\'
\'Why？\'saidSylvia，breathlessly。
\'It\'sniverathingtobesorryon。I\'mproudandglad，\'saidBell。
\'Let—a—be，let—a—be，\'saidDaniel，inmuchdudgeon。\'Awereafooltotellhimo\'such—likedoings，they\'renoanei\'hisline;we\'lltalkonyardmeasuresnow。
Philiptooknonoticeofthispoorattemptatsarcasmheseemedasiflostinthought，thenhesaid，——
\'I\'mvexedtoplagueyo\'，butI\'dbestsayallI\'vegoti\'mymind。
Therewasavasto\'folkatourchapelspeakingaboutit——lastnight\'sdoingsandthismorning\'swork——andhowthemassetitafootwasassuredo\'beingclaptint\'prisonandtriedforit;andwhenIheeredunclesayashewasone，itlikeranthroughme;fortheysayast\'justiceswillbeallont\'Governmentside，andmadforvengeance。
Foraninstanttherewasdeadsilence。Thewomenlookedateachotherwithblankeyes，asiftheywereasyetunabletotakeinthenewideathattheconductwhichhadseemedtothemasubjectforsuchjustpridecouldberegardedbyanyoneasdeservingofpunishmentorretribution。
Danielspokebeforetheyhadrecoveredfromtheiramazement。
\'A\'mnoanesorryforwhatadid，an\'a\'ddoitagainto—neet，ifneedwere。Sotheere\'sforthee。Thoumaytellt\'justicesfra\'methatareckonadidrighternorthem，aslettenpoorfellysbecarriedoffi\'t\'verymidsto\'t\'townthey\'recalledjusticesfor。\'
PerhapsPhiliphadbetterhaveheldhistongue;buthebelievedinthedanger，whichhewasanxioustoimpressuponhisuncle，inorderthat，knowingwhatwastobeapprehended，thelattermighttakesomepainstoavertit。
Hewenton。
\'Butthey\'remakingacoilabouttheRandyvowsebeingalldestroyed！\'
Danielhadtakendownhispipefromtheshelfinthechimneycorner，andwasstuffingtobaccointothebowl。Hewentonpretendingtodothisalittlewhileafteritwasfilled;for，totellthetruth，hewasbeginningtofeeluncomfortableatthenewviewofhisconductpresentedtohim。
Stillhewasnotgoingtoletthisappear，soliftinguphisheadwithanindifferentairhelightedthepipe，blewintoit，tookitoutandexamineditassomethingwerewrongaboutit，anduntilthatwasputtorightshewasunabletoattendtoany—thingelse;allthewhilethefaithfulthreewhohunguponhiswell—being，gazing，breathless，athisproceedings，andanxiousforhisreply。
\'Randyvowse！\'saidheatlength，\'itwereagoodjobitwerebrenneddown，forsuchaharbourforverminaneverseed:t\'ratsranacrosst\'
yardbyhundersan\'thousands;an\'itwerenoman\'spropertyasa\'veheerdtell，butbelongedtoChancery，upi\'Lunnon;sowheere\'st\'harmdone，myfinefelly？\'
Philipwassilent。Hedidnotcaretobraveanyfurtherhisuncle\'sangryfrownandcontractedeye。IfhehadonlyknownofDanielRobson\'spartintheriotbeforehehadleftthetown，hewouldhavetakencaretohavehadbetterauthorityfortherealityofthedangerwhichhehadheardspokenabout，andinwhichhecouldnothelpbelieving。Asitwas，hecouldonlykeepquietuntilhehadascertainedwhatwasthelegalperiloverhangingtherioters，andhowfarhisunclehadbeenrecognized。
Danielwentonpuffingangrily。Kestersighedaudibly，andthenwassorryhehaddoneso，andbegantowhistle。Bell，fullofhernewfear，yetdesiroustobringallpresentintosomekindofharmony，said，——
\'It\'llha\'beenalosstoJohnHobbs——allhisthingsburnt，ortrampledon。Mebbehedesarveditall，butone\'sakindo\'tenderfeelingtoone\'stablesandchairs，specialifone\'shadt\'bees—waxingon\'em。\'
\'Awishhe\'dbeenburntont\'topon\'em，ado，\'growledoutDaniel，shakingtheashoutofhispipe。
\'Don\'tspeaksoillo\'thysel\'，\'saidhiswife。\'Thou\'dha\'beent\'
firstt\'pluckhimdownifhe\'dscreechedout。\'
\'An\'a\'llwarrantiftheycomeaboutwi\'apaperaskingforfeyther\'snametomakeupforwhatHobbshaslostbyt\'fire，feyther\'llbeforgivinghimsummut，\'saidSylvia。
\'Thouknowsnoughtaboutit，\'saidDaniel。\'Holdthytonguenexttimetillthou\'saxedtospeak，mywench。\'
HissharpirritatedwayofspeakingwassonewtoSylvia，thatthetearssprangtohereyes，andherlipquivered。Philipsawitall，andyearnedoverher。Heplungedheadlongintosomeothersubjecttotryanddivertattentionfromher;butDanielwastooillateasetotalkmuch，andBellwasobligedtotryandkeepupthesemblanceofconversation，withanoccasionalwordortwofromKester，whoseemedinstinctivelytofallintoherwayofthinking，andtoendeavourtokeepthedarkthoughtinthebackground。
Sylviastoleofftobed;moreconcernedatherfather\'sangrywayofspeakingthanattheideaofhisbeingamenabletolawforwhathehaddone;theonewasasharppresentevil，theothersomethingdistantandunlikely。Yetadimterrorofthislatterevilhungoverher，andonceupstairsshethrewherselfonherbedandsobbed。Philipheardherwherehesatenearthebottomoftheshortsteepstaircase，andateverysobthecordsofloveroundhisheartseemedtightened，andhefeltasifhemustthereandthendosomethingtoconsoleher。
But，instead，hesatontalkingofnothings，aconversationinwhichDanieljoinedwithsomewhatofsurliness，whileBell，graveandanxious，keptwistfullylookingfromonetotheother，desirousofgleaningsomefurtherinformationonthesubject，whichhadbeguntotroublehermind。
ShehopedsomechancewouldgivehertheopportunityofprivatelyquestioningPhilip，butitseemedtobeequallyherhusband\'swishtothwartanysuchintentionofhers。Heremainedinthehouse—place，tillafterPhiliphadleft，althoughhewasevidentlysomuchfatiguedastogivesomeverydistinct，thoughunintentional，hintstohisvisitortobegone。
Atlengththehouse—doorwaslockedonPhilip，andthenDanielpreparedtogotobed。Kesterhadleftforhisloftabovetheshippenmorethananhourbefore。Bellhadstilltorakethefire，andthenshewouldfollowherhusbandupstairs。
Asshewasscrapinguptheashes，sheheard，intermixedwiththenoiseshewasmaking，thesoundofsomeonerappinggentlyatthewindow。Inherthenframeofmindshestartedalittle;butonlookinground，shesawKester\'sfacepressedagainsttheglass，and，reassured，shesoftlyopenedthedoor。Therehestoodintheduskouterair，distinctagainstthegreydarknessbeyond，andinhishandsomethingwhichshepresentlyperceivedwasapitchfork。
\'Missus！\'whisperedhe，\'a\'vewatchedt\'maistert\'bed;an\'nowa\'dbegreatlybeholdentoyo\'ifyo\'dletmejustlaymedowni\'t\'house—place。
A\'dwarrantniveraconstablei\'a\'Monkshavenshouldgetsighto\'t\'maister，an\'mebelowt\'keepward。\'
Bellshiveredalittle。
\'Nay，Kester，\'shesaid，pattingherhandkindlyonhisshoulder;\'there\'snoughtfort\'fear。Thymasterisnotonefort\'hurtnobody;andIdunnotthinktheycanharmhimforsettingyonpoorchapsfree，ast\'gangcatchedi\'theirwickedtrap。\'
Kesterstoodstill;thenheshookhisheadslowly。
\'It\'st\'workatt\'Randyvowseasa\'mafearedon。Somefolksthinkssuchadealo\'abonfire。Thenamaylaymedownaforet\'fire，missus？\'
saidhe，beseechingly。
\'Nay，Kester——\'shebegan;butsuddenlychanging，shesaid，\'Godblessthee，myman;comeinandlaytheedownont\'settle，andI\'llcovertheeupwi\'mycloakashangsbehindt\'door。We\'renotmanyonusthatlovehim，an\'we\'llbeallonusunderoneroof，an\'niverastonewalloralockbetwixtus。\'
SoKestertookuphisrestinthehouse—placethatnight，andnoneknewofitbesidesBell。
chapter25CHAPTERXXVCOMINGTROUBLESThemorningbroughtmorepeaceifitdidnotentirelydissipatefear。Danielseemedtohavegotoverhisirritability，andwasunusuallykindandtendertowifeanddaughter，especiallystrivingbysilentlittledeedstomakeupforthesharpwordshehadsaidthenightbeforetothelatter。
Asifbycommonconsent，allallusiontotheSaturdaynight\'sproceedingswasavoided。Theyspokeoftheday\'sworkbeforethem;ofthecropstobesown;ofthecattle;ofthemarkets;buteachonewasconsciousofawishtoknowmoredistinctlywhatwerethechancesofthedangerthat，tojudgefromPhilip\'swords，hungoverthem，fallinguponthemandcuttingthemofffromalltheseplacesforthecomingdays。
BelllongedtosendKesterdownintoMonkshavenasasortofspytoseehowthelandlay;butshedarednotmanifestheranxietytoherhusband，andcouldnotseeKesteralone。Shewishedthatshehadtoldhimtogotothetown，whenshehadhadhimtoherselfinthehouse—placethenightbefore;nowitseemedasthoughDanielwereresolvednottopartfromhim，andasthoughbothhadforgottenthatanyperilhadbeenanticipated。Sylviaandhermother，inlikemanner，clungtogether，notspeakingoftheirfears，yeteachknowingthatitwaseverpresentintheother\'smind。
Sothingswentontilltwelveo\'clock——dinner—time。Ifatanytimethatmorningtheyhadhadthecouragetospeaktogetheronthethoughtwhichwasengrossingalltheirminds，itispossiblethatsomemeansmighthavebeenfoundtoavertthecalamitythatwascomingtowardsthemwithswiftfeet。Butamongtheuneducated——thepartiallyeducated——nay，eventheweaklyeducated——thefeelingexistswhichpromptedthefutileexperimentofthewell—knownostrich。Theyimaginethat，byclosingtheirowneyestoapprehendedevil，theyavertit。Theexpressionoffearissupposedtoacceleratethecomingofitscause。Yet，ontheotherhand，theyshrinkfromacknowledgingthelongcontinuanceofanyblessing，intheideathatwhenunusualhappinessisspokenabout，itdisappears。So，althoughperpetualcomplaintsofpastorpresentgrievancesandsorrowsaremostcommonamongthisclass，theyshrinkfromembodyingapprehensionsforthefutureinwords，asifitthentookshapeanddrewnear。
Theyallfoursatedowntodinner，butnotoneofthemwasinclinedtoeat。Thefoodwasscarcelytouchedontheirplates，yettheyweretryingtomaketalkamongthemselvesasusual;theyseemedasthoughtheydarednotletthemselvesbesilent，whenSylvia，sittingoppositetothewindow，sawPhilipatthetopofthebrow，runningrapidlytowardsthefarm。Shehadbeensofulloftheanticipationofsomekindofmisfortuneallthemorningthatshefeltnowasifthiswastheveryprecursivecircumstanceshehadbeenexpecting;shestoodup，turningquitewhite，and，pointingwithherfinger，said，——
\'Thereheis！\'
Everyoneattablestooduptoo。Aninstantafterwards，Philip，breathless，wasintheroom。
Hegaspedout，\'They\'recoming！thewarrantisout。Youmustgo。Ihopedyouweregone。\'
\'Godhelpus！\'saidBell，andsatesuddenlydown，asifshehadreceivedablowthatmadehercollapseintohelplessness;butshegotupagaindirectly。
Sylviaflewforherfather\'shat。Hereallyseemedthemostunmovedoftheparty。
\'A\'mnoaneafeared，\'saidhe。\'A\'ddoito\'eragain，awould;an\'a\'lltell\'emso。It\'safinetimeo\'daywhenmen\'stobetrappedandcarriedoff，an\'themaslaystrapstoset\'emfreeistobeputi\'t\'lock—upsforit。\'
\'Buttherewasrioting，besidetherescue;t\'housewasburnt，\'continuedeager，breathlessPhilip。
\'An\'a\'mnoanegoin\'t\'saya\'msorryforthat，neyther;tho\'，mebbe，awouldn\'tdoitagain。\'
Sylviahadhishatonhisheadbythistime;andBell，wanandstiff，tremblingallover，hadhisover—coat，andhisleatherpursewiththefewcoinsshecouldmuster，readyforhimtoputon。
Helookedatthesepreparations，athiswifeanddaughter，andhiscolourchangedfromitsruddybrown。
\'A\'dfacelock—ups，an\'afairspello\'jail，butforthese，\'saidhe，hesitating。
\'Oh！\'saidPhilip，\'forGod\'ssake，losenotime，butbeoff。\'
\'Wheremunhego？\'askedBell，asifPhilipmustdecideall。
\'Anywhere，anywhere，outofthishouse——sayHaverstone。Thisevening，I\'llgoandmeethimthereandplanfurther;onlybeoffnow。\'Philipwassokeenlyeager，hehardlytooknoteatthetimeofSylvia\'sonevividlookofunspokenthanks，yetheremembereditafterwards。
\'A\'lldang\'emdead，\'saidKester，rushingtothedoor，forhesawwhattheothersdidnot——thatallchanceofescapewasover;theconstableswerealreadyatthetopofthelittlefield—pathnottwentyyardsoff。
\'Hidehim，hidehim，\'criedBell，wringingherhandsinterror;forshe，indeedtheyall，knewthatflightwouldnowbeimpossible。Danielwasheavy，rheumatic，and，moreover，hadbeenprettyseverelybruisedonthatunluckynight。
Philip，withoutanotherword，pushedDanielbeforehimupstairs，feelingthathisownpresenceatHaytersbankFarmatthathourofthedaywouldbeabetrayal。Theyhadjusttimetoshutthemselvesupinthelargerbed—room，beforetheyheardascuffleandtheconstables\'entrydownstairs。
\'They\'rein，\'saidPhilip，asDanielsqueezedhimselfunderthebed;
andthentheyheldquitestill，Philipasmuchconcealedbythescanty，blue—checkcurtainashecouldmanagetobe。Theyheardaconfusionofvoicesbelow，ahastymovingofchairs，abangingofdoors，afurtherparley，andthenawoman\'sscream，shrillandpitiful;thenstepsonthestairs。
\'Thatscreechspoiledall，\'sighedPhilip。
Inoneinstantthedoorwasopened，andeachofthehiderswasconsciousofthepresenceoftheconstables，althoughatfirstthelatterstoodmotionless，surveyingtheapparentlyemptyroomwithdisappointment。TheninanothermomenttheyhadrushedatPhilip\'slegs，exposedasthesewere。Theydrewhimoutwithviolence，andthenlethimgo。
\'MeasterHepburn！\'saidoneinamaze。Butimmediatelytheyputtwoandtwotogether;forinsosmallaplaceasMonkshaveneveryone\'srelationshipsandconnections，andevenlikings，wereknown;andthemotiveofPhilip\'scomingouttoHaytersbankwasperfectlycleartothesemen。
\'T\'other\'llnotbefaroff，\'saidtheotherconstable。\'Hisplateweredownstairs，fullo\'victual;aseedMeasterHepburna—walkingbrisklybeforemeasaleftMonkshaven\'
\'Herehebe，herehebe，\'calledouttheotherman，draggingDanieloutbyhislegs，\'we\'vegettenhim。\'
Danielkickedviolently，andcameoutfromhishiding—placeinalessignominiouswaythanbybeingpulledoutbyhisheels。
Heshookhimself，andthenturned，facinghiscaptors。
\'Awisha\'dniverhiddenmysel\';itwerehisdoing，\'jerkinghisthumbtowardPhilip:\'a\'mreadytostandbywhata\'vedone。Yo\'vegettenawarranta\'llbebound，forthemjusticesisgrandatwritin\'whent\'fight\'sover。\'
Hewastryingtocarryitoffwithbravado，butPhilipsawthathehadreceivedashock，fromhissuddenlookofwitheredcolourandshrunkenfeature。
\'Don\'thandcuffhim，\'saidPhilip，puttingmoneyintotheconstable\'shand。\'You\'llbeabletoguardhimwellenoughwithoutthemthings。\'
Danielturnedroundsharpatthiswhisper。
\'Let—a—be，let—a—be，mylad，\'hesaid。\'It\'llbesummuttothinkoni\'t\'lock—uphowtwoable—bodiedfellysweresoafearedont\'chapasreskyedthemhonestsailorso\'Saturdayneet，astheymunputhimi\'gyves，andhesixty—twocomeMartinmas，andsorelaidupwi\'t\'rheumatics。\'
Butitwasdifficulttokeepupthistoneofbravadowhenhewasledaprisonerthroughhisownhouse—place，andsawhispoorwifequiveringandshakingalloverwithhereffortstokeepbackallsignsofemotionuntilhewasgone;andSylviastandingbyhermother，herarmroundBell\'swaistandstrokingthepoorshrunkenfingerswhichworkedsoperpetuallyandnervouslyinfutileunconsciousrestlessness。Kesterwasinacorneroftheroom，sullenlystanding。
Bellquakedfromheadtofootasherhusbandcamedownstairsaprisoner。
Sheopenedherlipsseveraltimeswithanuneasymotion，asifshewouldfainsaysomething，butknewnotwhat。Sylvia\'spassionateswollenlipsandherbeautifuldefianteyesgaveherfacequiteanewaspect;shelookedahelplessfury。
\'Amaykissmymissus，areckon，\'saidDaniel，comingtoastandstillashepassednearher。
\'Oh，Dannel，Dannel！\'criedshe，openingherarmswidetoreceivehim。
\'Dannel，Dannel，myman！\'andsheshookwithhercrying，layingherheadonhisshoulder，asifhewasallherstayandcomfort。
\'Come，missus！come，missus！\'saidhe，\'therecouldn\'tbemoreadoifa\'dbeenguiltyofmurder，an\'yetasayagain，asasaidafore，a\'mnoaneashamedo\'mydoings。Here，Sylvie，lass，tak\'thymotheroffme，foracannotdoitmysel\'，itlikesetsmeoff。\'Hisvoicewasquaveringashesaidthis。Buthecheeredupalittleandsaid，\'Now，good—by，oudwench\'（kissingher），\'andkeepagoodheart，andletmeseetheelookin\'lustyandstrongwhenacomeback。Good—by，mylass;lookwellaftermother，andaskPhilipforguidanceifit\'sneeded。\'
Hewastakenoutofhishome，andthenarosetheshrillcriesofthewomen;butinaminuteortwotheywerecheckedbythereturnofoneoftheconstables，who，capinhandatthesightofsomuchgrief，said，——
\'Hewantsawordwi\'hisdaughter。\'
Thepartyhadcometoahaltabouttenyardsfromthehouse。Sylvia，hastilywipinghertearsonherapron，ranoutandthrewherarmsroundherfather，asiftoburstoutafreshonhisneck。
\'Nay，nay，mywench，it\'stheeasmunbeacomforttomother:nay，nay，orthou\'llniverhearwhata\'vegottosay。Sylvie，mylass，a\'mmainandsorryaweresoshortwi\'theelastneet;aaxthypardon，lass，awerecrosstothee，andsenttheetothybedwi\'asoreheart。Thoumunnotthinkonitagain，butforg\'eme，nowa\'mleavin\'thee。\'
\'Oh，feyther！feyther！\'wasallSylviacouldsay;andatlasttheyhadtomakeasthoughtheywouldhaveusedforcetoseparateherfromtheirprisoner。Philiptookherhand，andsoftlyledherbacktoherweepingmother。
Forsometimenothingwastobeheardinthelittlefarmhousekitchenbutthesobbingandwailingofthewomen。Philipstoodbysilent，thinking，aswellashecould，forhiskeepsympathywiththeirgrief，whathadbestbedonenext。Kester，aftersomegrowlsatSylviaforhavingheldbacktheupliftedarmwhichhethoughtmighthavesavedDanielbyawell—consideredblowonhiscaptorsastheyenteredthehouse，wentbackintohisshippen——hiscellformeditationandconsolation，wherehemighthopetosoothehimselfbeforegoingouttohisafternoon\'swork;labourwhichhismasterhadplannedforhimthatverymorning，withastrangeforesight，asKesterthought，forthejobwasonewhichwouldtakehimtwoorthreedayswithoutneedinganyfurtherdirectionsthanthosehehadreceived，andbytheendofthattimehethoughtthathismasterwouldbeatlibertyagain。Sohe——sotheyallthoughtintheirignoranceandinexperience。