If you would make good your escape it first imports that you should rid yourself of this valiant escort.

Separate from it for a little while.

Take you my horse--it is a very gentle beast, and it wilt carry you with safety--and ride on, alone, to Cagli." "Alone ?" quoth she, in some surprise.
"Why, yes," I answered gruffly.

"What of that?
At the Inn of 'The Full Moon' ask for the hostess, and tell her that you are to await an escort there, begging her, meanwhile, to place you under her protection.

She is a worthy soul, or else I do not know one, and she will befriend you readily.