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him for the offer, and asked to be permitted
to go without further delay. This was
granted, and in an hour afterward Emily
found herself safely in the house of a friend
of her father and the good cause of the
country: She had passed this house late in
the afternoon, but was so eager to go for-
ward and gain a certain point in her jour-
ney that night, that she did not stop. For-
tunately, her escort had left her before she
met any of the family, or the surprise ex-
pressed on her appearance might have
created some new doubts in the mind of the
sergeant that accompanied the guard.

About half an hour after her arrival, and
while she was urging the necessity of de-
parting immediately and endeavouring to
pass the British army, a member of the fa-
mily came home, and stated that he had a
few moments before passed Mink on the
road, riding at full speed toward Rawdon’s
encampment.

“Then I must go instantly!” said the
courageous maiden, starting to her feet.