The Devil has whimsical ways; I protest that the temptation I suffered here was among the strongest of my life! I could repay the fellow some day; two guineas would be by far more than twice as much as one.

Yet I left the pleasant golden thing there, carrying off only the pasty and the ale; as for the jug--a man must not stand on nice scruples, and Monmouth's guinea would more than pay for all.
I made my way quickly back to Barbara with the poor spoils of my expedition.

I rounded the bluff of cliff that protected her hiding-place.

Again I stood amazed, asking if fortune had more tricks in her bag for me.

The recess was empty.