"The executioner's car will not leave the prison for an hour to come." The peasant hesitated as to what he should do.
"Are you sure that the young lady will leave at once ?" "Immediately, Master Stephen.

Mr.Van de Werve urges the departure--he wishes to be out of the city before the executioner commences his work." "Why," said the peasant, "did they wait until to-day?
In their place I would have gone long ago." "Ah!" replied Master John, "here is another evidence of God's intervention in these terrible affairs.

The vessel which bears them to Italy has been ready to sail for a week.

During all that time the wind blew constantly from the south-west; it changed to the east only last night, so that their departure before was impossible.

But the tide is high now and will commence to ebb at the very hour fixed for the death of the assassin.