He took me to the coach,
and paid for me."
"Mr. Bradshaw! Did he tell you anything more?"
"No; except that he did not think we should be pursued, and that he
would send our things after us when he knew where we were."
"You have not heard anything more, then?"
"No."
"You haven't heard that the Secretary was shot?"
"Shot! Oh dear! Zachariah, what will become of us?"
Her husband then told her what he knew, she listening with great
eagerness and in silence.
"Oh, Zachariah, what will become of us?" she broke out again.
"There is no reason to worry yourself, Jane; it is perfectly easy for
me to prove my innocence. It is better for us, however, to stay here
for a time. The Government won't go any further with us; they will
search for the murderer--that's all."
"Why, then, are we sent here and the others are let alone? I suppose
the Major is not here?"
"I cannot say."
"To think I should ever come to this! I haven't got a rag with me
beyond what I have on. I haven't got any clean things; a nice sort
of creature I am to go out of doors. And it all had nothing to do
with us."
"Nothing to do with us! My dear Jane, do you mean that we are not to
help other people, but sit at home and enjoy ourselves? Besides, if
you thought it wrong, why did you not say so before?"
"How was I to know what you were doing? You never told me anything;
you never do.
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