That, and the strange thrill in Jolly Roger's voice, stirred him more than the words to which he listened, and tried to understand.
"And we're GOING to," finished McKay, almost fiercely, his hands clenching as he leaned toward Peter.

"We have made a big mistake, Pied-Bot, and it has taken us a long time to see it.

It will be hard for us to leave our north country, but that is what we must do.

Maybe Yellow Bird's good spirits meant that when they said we would find happiness with Nada in a place called The Country Beyond.

There are a lot of 'Countries Beyond,' Peter, and as soon as the spring break-up comes and we can travel without leaving trails behind us we will go back to Cragg's Ridge and get Nada, and hit for some place where the law won't expect to find us.