"
"But only tell me, how did you get out?" said Lucy.
"Little Miss Curiosity must rest without knowing," said Walter,
shutting the door in her face.
"Now, don't be curious, dear Lucy," said Eleanor, taking her hand.
"We shall know in time."
"I will not, I am not," said Lucy, magnanimously. "We will not say
one single word, Eleanor, and I will not look as if I knew anything.
Come down, and we will see if we can do any of Rose's work, for we
must be very useful, you know; I wish I might tell poor Deb that
Edmund is safe."
Walter was wise in secluding himself in his disguise. He remained
undisturbed for some time, while Deborah's unassisted genius was
exerted to provide the rebels with breakfast. The first interruption
was from Eleanor, who knocked at the door, beginning to call
"Walter," and then hastily turning it into "Rose!" He opened, and
she said, with tears in her eyes, "O Walter, Walter, the wicked men
are really going to take dear mother away to prison. She is come
down with her cloak and hood on, and is asking for you--Rose I mean--
to wish good-bye. Will you come?"
"Yes," said Walter; "and Edmund--"
"They were just sending up to call him," said Eleanor; "they will
find it out in--"
Eleanor's speech was cut short by a tremendous uproar in the next
room.
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