4/43 Preserving appearances to the last, he rode into the forest, and its heavy shadows enveloped him. He was also seized with a violent fit of trembling, but it was over in a half minute, and then turning his horse from the path he rode into the densest part of the forest. He knew that he might be followed, but he did not consider it probable. It was more than likely that he passed for some countryman riding homeward. |