40/42 Poor fellow! I can understand his alarm, and how can I reassure him? I would run, John, and quickly too. Grey will be sure to write to Woodburn again." "What then, sir ?" "Oh, he told your Aunt Ann and me that he would not go any further unless he chanced to know certainly where Josiah was. If he did, it would be his duty, as he said, to reclaim him. It is not a pleasant business, and I ought to warn Josiah, which you may not know is against the law. |