The call of the Child of Heaven is heard in her heart, and will bring her home to the Child as it has brought her to us to-night.

Now lead her hence still sleeping, O brave and clever one, so well named Watcher-by-Night." Then they were gone and presently I heard the sound of horses being driven rapidly along the drive.
For a moment I hesitated as to whether I would or would not run in and shoot those horses.

Two considerations stayed me.

The first was that if I did so my pistol would be empty, or even if I shot one horse and retained a barrel loaded, with it I could only kill a single man, leaving myself defenceless against the knife of the other.

The second consideration was that now as before I did not wish to wake up Miss Holmes.
I crept to her and not knowing what else to do, took hold of one of her outstretched hands.