Miss Kingston and her servant are going with us.

They cannot stay here after what has taken place." Dan at once rode off with the two horses, and the others walked across to the edge of the clearing and waited until he rejoined them.
"Now, Miss Kingston, you must be our guide at present." "We must cross the road, first," the girl said.

"Nearly opposite to where we are there is a little path through the wood, leading straight down to the river.

The boat lies only a short distance from it." The path was a narrow one, and it was very dark under the trees.
"Mind how you go," Vincent said, as the girl stepped lightly on ahead.
"You might get a heavy fall if you caught your foot in a root." She instantly moderated her pace.

"I know the path well, but it was thoughtless of me to walk so fast.