After the first embrace, and a few hurried words of blessing and thanksgiving, the missionary was summoned to a consultation.
"I will join you in this enterprise, Mr.Gascoyne," said Montague.

"I believe what you say to be true; besides, the urgency of our present danger leaves me no room for choice.

I am in your power.

I believe that in your present penitent condition you are willing to enable us to escape from your former associates; but I tell you frankly that, if ever I have an opportunity to do so, I will consider it my duty to deliver you over to justice." "Time is too precious to trifle thus," said Gascoyne, hurriedly.

"I have already said that I will deliver myself up--not, however, to _you_, but to Mr.Mason--after I have rescued the party, so that I am not likely to claim any consideration from you on account of the obligation which you seem to think my present act will lay you under.