There were many places that would gladly receive her.

Nearly all the people in this part of the state were more or less related, and with them the tie of kinship was strong.

It was probable that she would go north, or east.
She might have gone to Lexington, or Winchester, or Richmond, or even in the hills to Somerset.
Well, he could not solve it.

He was deeply disappointed because he had not found her there, but he was relieved from his first fear that the guerillas had come.

He closed and fastened the window again, and then walked all through the house once more.