The saddle was too high, but she was an expert rider and could catch the pedals as they came up.

She stopped at Duncan's cabin long enough to remedy this, telling Mrs.Duncan while working what was happening, and for her to follow the east trail until she found the Bird Woman, and told her that she had gone after McLean and for her to leave the swamp as quickly as possible.
Even with her fear for Freckles to spur her, Sarah Duncan blanched and began shivering at the idea of facing the Limberlost.

The Angel looked her in the eyes.
"No matter how afraid you are, you have to go," she said.

"If you don't the Bird Woman will go to Freckles' room, hunting me, and they will have trouble with her.

If she isn't told to leave at once, they may follow me, and, finding I'm gone, do some terrible thing to Freckles.