Meanwhile he must take courage and push on, beyond the reach of pursuit.

If once he could gain Subiaco, he could be over the frontier in twelve hours.

From Tivoli there were _vetture_ up the valley, cheap conveyances for the country people, in which a barefooted friar could travel unnoticed.

He knew that he must cross the boundary by Trevi and the Serra di Sant' Antonio.

He would inquire the way from Subiaco.
While Del Ferice was thus making his way across the Campagna, Temistocle was taking measures for his own advantage and safety.