Taking advantage of a rise in the ground, I lingered till he was almost upon me, when I cantered quickly on, fearing to arouse his apprehensions if I allowed him to pass me on a road so solitary as that which now stretched out before us: a move provocative of much embarassment to me, as I dared not turn my head for the same reason, anxious as I was to keep him in sight.
The roads dividing before me, at length gave me my first opportunity to pause and look back.

He was some fifty paces behind.

Waiting till he came up, I bowed with the surly courtesy I thought in keeping with the character I had assumed, and asked if he knew which road led towards Perry, saying I had come off in such haste I had forgotten to inquire my way.

He returned my bow, pointed towards the left hand road and saying, "I know this does not," calmly took it.
Now here was a dilemma.

If in face of this curt response I proceeded to follow him, my hand was revealed at once; yet the circumstances would admit of no other course.