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Chapter 12

           ‘Anditshallbeofwhatwetalkedoflongago—manymonths—monthsisit,orweeks,ordays?whichisitNell?’

           ‘Idonotunderstandyou,’saidthechild.

           ‘Ithascomebackuponmeto-day,ithasallcomebacksincewehavebeensittinghere.Iblesstheeforit,Nell!’

           ‘Forwhat,deargrandfather?’

           ‘Forwhatyousaidwhenwewerefirstmadebeggars,Nell.Letusspeaksoftly.Hush!foriftheyknewourpurposedownstairs,theywouldcrythatIwasmadandtaketheefromme.Wewillnotstophereanotherday.Wewillgofarawayfromhere.’

           ‘Yes,letusgo,’saidthechildearnestly.‘Letusbegonefromthisplace,andneverturnbackorthinkofitagain.Letuswanderbarefootthroughtheworld,ratherthanlingerhere.’

           ‘Wewill,’answeredtheoldman,‘wewilltravelafootthroughthefieldsandwoods,andbythesideofrivers,andtrustourselvestoGodintheplaceswhereHedwells.Itisfarbettertoliedownatnightbeneathanopenskylikethatyonder—seehowbrightitis—thantorestincloseroomswhicharealwaysfullofcareandwearydreams.ThouandItogether,Nell,maybecheerfulandhappyyet,andlearntoforgetthistime,asifithadneverbeen.’

           ‘Wewillbehappy,’criedthechild.‘Wenevercanbehere.’

           ‘No,wenevercanagain—neveragain—that’strulysaid,’rejoinedtheoldman.‘Letusstealawayto-morrowmorning—earlyandsoftly,thatwemaynotbeseenorheard—andleavenotraceortrackforthemtofollowby.

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