10/22 It was not very far to the pasture bars, and so Mary Bell proposed that they should go and help Thomas drive the cows. They accordingly went on, but they had not gone far before they came to a brook, which here flowed across the lane. Mary Bell thought that the spaces were a little too wide for Bella to jump over, so she concluded not to go any farther in that direction. This Mary Bell thought would be an excellent plan if Bella's mother would give them leave. They accordingly went in to ask her. |