It would not do to go in that way; they would come face to face in the hall.

She would go down to the Pool; no one would look for her there.

He--Mr.Herrick--had never once been there since that day.

She knew how he avoided the place.

Yes, she would be safe there, and could get cool and collect her thoughts, and to-night she would behave better and sing some of the old songs.
Elizabeth was half over the rustic bridge as she made this resolution; then she walked quickly through the little gap which led to the shady pool, with its moss-grown boulders; but the next minute she recoiled in absolute terror.