But we must not stand talking.
You are sure you have got everything of value, Miss Kingston ?" "I have got my purse," she said, "and Chloe has got some food.

I don't think there is anything else worth taking in the house." "Very well, we will be off," Vincent said, leading the way to the door.
A minute later Dan rode past, and Vincent called him and told him they were going to start.
"Shall we take de horses, sah ?" "No, Dan.

We are going to carry out our original plan of crossing the river in a boat, and I think the horses would be rather in our way than not.

But you had better not leave them here.

Take them to the farther side of the clearing, and get them through the fence into the forest, then strike across as quickly as you can and join us where we were stopping to-day.