"I can not allow you to be there without strict supervision and protection.

You will not, perhaps, be aware of it, as perhaps you have not been before; but a careful watch will be kept on you.

I merely tell you this that you may not make mistakes, and confound friendly vigilance with the spying of an enemy.

Erema, you will be looked after." I could not help being grateful for his kindness, and really, try as I might to be fearless, it would be a great comfort to have some one to protect me.

On the other hand, how would this bear upon my own freedom of looking about, my desire to make my own occasions, and the need of going every where?
Could these be kept to my liking at all while an unknown power lay in kind regard of me?
Considering these things, I begged my cousin to leave me to my own devices, for that I was afraid of nobody on earth, while only seeking justice, and that England must be worse than the worst parts of America if any harm to me could be apprehended at quiet times and in such a quiet place.
My cousin said no more upon that point, though I felt that he was not in any way convinced; but he told me that he thought I should pay a little visit, if only for a day, such as I treated him with, to my good friends at Bruntsea, before I returned to Shoxford.