Sylviashiveredalloveratthesuddenthought，suggestedbythisspeechofhermother's，thattheideathathadflashedintoherownmindofgoingtolookforherfathermightbeananswertotheinvocationtothePowerswhichshehadmadenotlongago，thatshemightindeedmeetherdeadloverattheash—fieldstile;butthoughsheshiveredasthissuperstitiousfancycameintoherhead，herheartbeatfirmandregular;notfromdarknessnorfromthespiritsofthedeadwasshegoingtoshrink;hergreatsorrowhadtakenawayallhergirlishnervousfear。
　　Shewent;andshecameback。Neithermannorspirithadsheseen;thewindwasblowingontheheightenoughtosweepallcreaturesbeforeit;
　　butnoonewascoming。
　　Sotheysatedownagaintokeepwatch。Atlengthhisstepwasheardclosetothedoor;anditstartledthemevenintheirstateofexpectation。
　　'Why，feyther！'criedSylviaasheentered;whilehiswifestooduptrembling，butnotsayingaword。
　　'A'ma'mostdoneup，'saidhe，sittingheavilydownonthechairnearestthedoor。
　　'Pooroldfeyther！'saidSylvia，stoopingtotakeoffhisheavycloggedshoes;whileBelltookthepossetoutoftheoven。
　　'What'sthis？posset？whatcreatureswomenisforslops，'saidhe;buthedrankitallthesame，whileSylviafastenedthedoor，andbroughttheflaringcandlefromthewindow—seat。Thefresharrangementoflightdisplayedhisfaceblackenedwithsmoke，andhisclothesdisarrangedandtorn。
　　'Who'sbeenmellingwi'thee？'askedBell。
　　'Noonehasmelledwi'me;buta'vebeenmellin'wi't'gangatlast。'
　　'Theetheyniverwereforpressingthee！'exclaimedboththewomenatonce。
　　'No！theyknowedbetter。They'ngettentheirbelly—fullasitis。Nexttimetheytryiton，areckonthey'llaxifDanielRobsoniswi'inhearin'。
　　A'veledareskythisneet，andsavednineortenhonestchapsaswaspressed，andcarriedofftot'Randyvowse。Meandsomeothersdidit。AndHobbs'
　　thingsandt'lieutenant'sisa'burnt;andbythistimeareckont'Randyvowseisprettynighfourwalls，readyforaparish—pound。'
　　'Thou'rtniverforsayingthouburntitdownwi't'ganginit，forsure？'askedBell。
　　'Na，na，notthistime。T''gangfledupt'hilllikeconeys;andHobbsandhisfolkscarriedoffabago'money;butt'oudtumbledownplaceisjustaheapo'brickandmortar;an't'furnitureissmoulderin'int'ashes;
　　and，bestofa'，t'menisfree，andwillniverbecotchedwi'afire—bellagain。'
　　Andsohewentontotelloftherusebywhichtheyhadbeenenticedintothemarket—place;interruptedfromtimetotimebytheireagerquestions，andinterruptinghimselfeverynowandthenwithexclamationsofwearinessandpain，whichmadehimatlastsay，——
　　'Nowa'mwillingtotellyo'a'aboutitto—morrow，forit'snotiverydayamancandosuchgreatthings;butto—neetamungotobed，evenifKingGeorgewerewantin'fortoknowhowamanagedita'。'
　　Hewentwearilyupstairs，andwifeanddaughter'bothstrovetheirbesttoeasehisachinglimbs，andmakehimcomfortable。Thewarming—pan，onlyusedonstateoccasions，wastakendownandunpaperedforhisservice;
　　andashegotbetweenthewarmsheets，hethankedSylviaandhermotherinasleepyvoice，adding，——
　　'It'savasto'comforttothinkonyonpoorladsasissleepin'i'
　　theirownhomesthisneet，'andthenslumberfelluponhim，andhewashardlyrousedbyBell'ssoftlykissinghisweather—beatencheek，andsayinglow，——
　　'Godblessthee，myman！Thouwasallaysforthemthatwasdownandputupon。'
　　Hemurmuredsomemonosyllabicreply，unheardbyhiswife，whostoleawaytoundressherselfnoiselessly，andlaidherselfdownonhersideofthebedasgentlyasherstiffenedlimbswouldpermit。
　　Theywerelateinrisingthenextmorning。Kesterwaslongsinceupandathisworkamongthecattlebeforehesawthehouse—dooropentoadmitthefreshchillmorningair;andeventhenSylviabrushedsoftly，andwentaboutalmostontip—toe。Whentheporridgewasready，Kesterwascalledintohisbreakfast，whichhetooksittingatthedresserwiththefamily。
　　Alargewoodenplatterstoodinthemiddle;andeachhadabowlofthesamematerialfilledwithmilk。Thewaywasforeveryonetodiphispewterspoonintothecentraldish，andconveyasmuchoraslittleashelikedatatimeofthehotporridgeintohispurefreshmilk。Butto—dayBelltoldKestertohelphimselfallatonce，andtotakehisbowluptothemaster'sroomandkeephimcompany。ForDanielwasinbed，restingfromhisweariness，andbemoaninghispainfulbruiseswheneverhethoughtofthem。Buthismindwasstillsomuchoccupiedwiththeaffairofthepreviousnight，thatBelljudgedrightlythatanewlistenerwouldgiveeasetohisbodyaswellastohismind，andherproposalofKester'scarryinguphisbreakfasthadbeenreceivedbyDanielwithsatisfaction。
　　SoKesterwentupslowly，carryinghisover—fullbasintenderly，andseatedhimselfonthestepleadingdownintothebed—room（forlevelshadnotbeencalculatedwhentheoldhousewasbuilt）facinghismaster，who，halfsittingupinthebluecheckbed，notunwillinglybeganhisrelationagain;towhichKesterlisteneds6attentively，thathisspoonwasoftenarrestedinitsprogressfromthebasintohismouth，openreadytoreceiveit，whilehegazedwithunwinkingeyesatDanielnarratinghisexploits。
　　ButafterDanielhadfoughthisbattleo'eragaintoeveryauditorwithinhisreach，hefoundtheseclusionofhischamberratheroppressive，withouteventheusualweek—days'noisesbelow;soafterdinner，thoughfarfromwell，hecamedownandwanderedaboutthestableandthefieldsnearesttothehouse，consultingwithKesterastocropsandmanureforthemostpart;buteverynowandthenbreakingoutintoanepisodicalchuckleoversomepartoflastnight'sproceedings。Kesterenjoyedthedayevenmorethanhismaster，forhehadnobruisestoremindhimthat，althoughahero，hewasalsofleshandblood。
　　WhentheyreturnedtothehousetheyfoundPhilipthere，foritwasalreadydusk。ItwasKester'susualSundayplantowithdrawtobedatasearlyanhourashecouldmanagetosleep，ofteninwinterbeforesix;
　　butnowhewastoofullofinterestinwhatPhilipmighthavetotellofMonkshavennewstoforegohisSabbathprivilegeofspendingtheeveningsittingonthechairattheendofthedresserbehindthedoor。
　　PhilipwasasclosetoSylviaashecouldpossiblygetwith—outgivingheroffence，whentheycamein。Hermannerwaslistlessandcivil;shehadlostallthatactivefeelingtowardshimwhichmadehimpositivelydistasteful，andhadcalledouthergirlishirritationandimpertinence。
　　Shenowwasrathergladtoseehimthanotherwise。Hebroughtsomechangeintotheheavymonotonyofherlife——monotonysopeacefuluntilshehadbeenstirredbypassionoutofthatcontentwiththesmalldailyeventswhichhadnowbecomeburdensomerecurrences。Insensiblytoherselfshewasbecomingdependentonhistimiddevotion，hisconstantattention;andhe，lover—like，oncesoattracted，inspiteofhisjudgment，byherlivelinessandpiquancy，nowdotedonherlanguor，andthoughthersilencemoresweetthanwords。
　　Hehadonlyjustarrivedwhenmasterandmancamein。Hehadbeentoafternoonchapel;noneofthemhadthoughtofgoingtothedistantchurch;
　　worshipwiththemwasonlyanoccasionalduty，andthisdaytheirmindshadbeentoofulloftheeventsofthenightbefore。Danielsatehimselfheavilydowninhisaccustomedchair，thethree—corneredarm—chairinthefiresidecorner，whichnoonethoughtofanybodyelseeveroccupyingonanyoccasionwhatever。InaminuteortwoheinterruptedPhilip'swordsofgreetingandinquirybybreakingoutintothestoryoftherescueoflastnight。ButtothemutesurpriseofSylvia，theonlyonewhonoticedit，Philip'sface，insteadofexpressingadmirationandpleasantwonder，lengthenedintodismay;onceortwicehebegantointerrupt，butstoppedhimselfasifhewouldconsiderhiswordsagain。Kesterwasnevertiredofhearinghismastertalk;bylonglivingtogethertheyunderstoodeveryfoldofeachother'sminds，andsmallexpressionshadmuchsignificancetothem。Bell，too，satethankfulthatherhusbandshouldhavedonesuchdeeds。OnlySylviawasmadeuneasybyPhilip'sfaceandmanner。WhenDanielhadendedtherewasagreatsilence，insteadofthequestionsandcomplimentshelookedtoreceive。Hebecametesty，andturningtoBell，said，——
　　'Mynephewlooksasthoughhewasa—thinkingmoreont'littleprofithehasmadeonhispinsan'bobs，thanasifhewasheedinghowhonestmenweresavedfrombeinghaledouttoyontender，an'carriedouto'sighto'wivesandlittle'unsforiver。Wivesan'little'unsmaygot'workhouseorclemforaughthecares。
　　Philipwentveryred，andthenmoresallowthanusual。HehadnotbeenthinkingofCharleyKinraid，butofquiteanotherthing，whileDanielhadtoldhisstory;butthislastspeechoftheoldman'sbroughtuptheremembrancethatwasalwaysquick，dowhathewouldtosmotherorstrangleit。Hedidnotspeakforamomentortwo，thenhesaid，——
　　'To—dayhasnotbeenlikeSabbathinMonkshaven。T'rioters，asfolkscall'em，havebeenaboutallnight。Theywantedtogivebattletot'men—o'—war'smen;anditweretakenupbyth'betterend，andthey'vesenttomyLordMaltonfort'militia;andthey'recomeintot'town，andthey'rehuntingforajusticefort'readth'act;folkdosaythere'llbeniverashopopenedto—morrow。'
　　Thiswasratheramoreseriousaccountoftheprogressoftheaffairthananyonehadcalculatedupon。Theylookedgraveuponitawhile，thenDanieltookheartandsaid，——
　　'Athinkwe'ddonea'mostenoughlastneet;butmen'snottobestoppedwi'astrawwhentheirbloodisup;stillit'shardlinestocalloutt'
　　sojers，eveniftheybebutmilitia。Sowhatwesevenhatchedinadarkentryhasta'enalordtoputastopto't！'continuedhe，chucklingalittle，butmorefaintlythistime。
　　Philipwenton，stillgraverthanbefore，boldlycontinuingtosaywhatheknewwouldbediscordanttothefamilyhelovedsowell。
　　'Ishouldha'telledyo'allaboutit;Ithoughtonitjustasabito'news;I'dniverthoughtonsuchathingasuncletherehavingbeeninitandI'mmainsorrytohearonitIam。'
　　'Why？'saidSylvia，breathlessly。
　　'It'sniverathingtobesorryon。I'mproudandglad，'saidBell。
　　'Let—a—be，let—a—be，'saidDaniel，inmuchdudgeon。'Awereafooltotellhimo'such—likedoings，they'renoanei'hisline;we'lltalkonyardmeasuresnow。
　　Philiptooknonoticeofthispoorattemptatsarcasmheseemedasiflostinthought，thenhesaid，——
　　'I'mvexedtoplagueyo'，butI'dbestsayallI'vegoti'mymind。
　　Therewasavasto'folkatourchapelspeakingaboutit——lastnight'sdoingsandthismorning'swork——andhowthemassetitafootwasassuredo'beingclaptint'prisonandtriedforit;andwhenIheeredunclesayashewasone，itlikeranthroughme;fortheysayast'justiceswillbeallont'Governmentside，andmadforvengeance。
　　Foraninstanttherewasdeadsilence。Thewomenlookedateachotherwithblankeyes，asiftheywereasyetunabletotakeinthenewideathattheconductwhichhadseemedtothemasubjectforsuchjustpridecouldberegardedbyanyoneasdeservingofpunishmentorretribution。
　　Danielspokebeforetheyhadrecoveredfromtheiramazement。
　　'A'mnoanesorryforwhatadid，an'a'ddoitagainto—neet，ifneedwere。Sotheere'sforthee。Thoumaytellt'justicesfra'methatareckonadidrighternorthem，aslettenpoorfellysbecarriedoffi't'verymidsto't'townthey'recalledjusticesfor。'
　　PerhapsPhiliphadbetterhaveheldhistongue;buthebelievedinthedanger，whichhewasanxioustoimpressuponhisuncle，inorderthat，knowingwhatwastobeapprehended，thelattermighttakesomepainstoavertit。
　　Hewenton。
　　'Butthey'remakingacoilabouttheRandyvowsebeingalldestroyed！'
　　Danielhadtakendownhispipefromtheshelfinthechimneycorner，andwasstuffingtobaccointothebowl。Hewentonpretendingtodothisalittlewhileafteritwasfilled;for，totellthetruth，hewasbeginningtofeeluncomfortableatthenewviewofhisconductpresentedtohim。
　　Stillhewasnotgoingtoletthisappear，soliftinguphisheadwithanindifferentairhelightedthepipe，blewintoit，tookitoutandexamineditassomethingwerewrongaboutit，anduntilthatwasputtorightshewasunabletoattendtoany—thingelse;allthewhilethefaithfulthreewhohunguponhiswell—being，gazing，breathless，athisproceedings，andanxiousforhisreply。
　　'Randyvowse！'saidheatlength，'itwereagoodjobitwerebrenneddown，forsuchaharbourforverminaneverseed:t'ratsranacrosst'
　　yardbyhundersan'thousands;an'itwerenoman'spropertyasa'veheerdtell，butbelongedtoChancery，upi'Lunnon;sowheere'st'harmdone，myfinefelly？'
　　Philipwassilent。Hedidnotcaretobraveanyfurtherhisuncle'sangryfrownandcontractedeye。IfhehadonlyknownofDanielRobson'spartintheriotbeforehehadleftthetown，hewouldhavetakencaretohavehadbetterauthorityfortherealityofthedangerwhichhehadheardspokenabout，andinwhichhecouldnothelpbelieving。Asitwas，hecouldonlykeepquietuntilhehadascertainedwhatwasthelegalperiloverhangingtherioters，andhowfarhisunclehadbeenrecognized。
　　Danielwentonpuffingangrily。Kestersighedaudibly，andthenwassorryhehaddoneso，andbegantowhistle。Bell，fullofhernewfear，yetdesiroustobringallpresentintosomekindofharmony，said，——
　　'It'llha'beenalosstoJohnHobbs——allhisthingsburnt，ortrampledon。Mebbehedesarveditall，butone'sakindo'tenderfeelingtoone'stablesandchairs，specialifone'shadt'bees—waxingon'em。'
　　'Awishhe'dbeenburntont'topon'em，ado，'growledoutDaniel，shakingtheashoutofhispipe。
　　'Don'tspeaksoillo'thysel'，'saidhiswife。'Thou'dha'beent'
　　firstt'pluckhimdownifhe'dscreechedout。'
　　'An'a'llwarrantiftheycomeaboutwi'apaperaskingforfeyther'snametomakeupforwhatHobbshaslostbyt'fire，feyther'llbeforgivinghimsummut，'saidSylvia。
　　'Thouknowsnoughtaboutit，'saidDaniel。'Holdthytonguenexttimetillthou'saxedtospeak，mywench。'
　　HissharpirritatedwayofspeakingwassonewtoSylvia，thatthetearssprangtohereyes，andherlipquivered。Philipsawitall，andyearnedoverher。Heplungedheadlongintosomeothersubjecttotryanddivertattentionfromher;butDanielwastooillateasetotalkmuch，andBellwasobligedtotryandkeepupthesemblanceofconversation，withanoccasionalwordortwofromKester，whoseemedinstinctivelytofallintoherwayofthinking，andtoendeavourtokeepthedarkthoughtinthebackground。
　　Sylviastoleofftobed;moreconcernedatherfather'sangrywayofspeakingthanattheideaofhisbeingamenabletolawforwhathehaddone;theonewasasharppresentevil，theothersomethingdistantandunlikely。Yetadimterrorofthislatterevilhungoverher，andonceupstairsshethrewherselfonherbedandsobbed。Philipheardherwherehesatenearthebottomoftheshortsteepstaircase，andateverysobthecordsofloveroundhisheartseemedtightened，andhefeltasifhemustthereandthendosomethingtoconsoleher。
　　But，instead，hesatontalkingofnothings，aconversationinwhichDanieljoinedwithsomewhatofsurliness，whileBell，graveandanxious，keptwistfullylookingfromonetotheother，desirousofgleaningsomefurtherinformationonthesubject，whichhadbeguntotroublehermind。
　　ShehopedsomechancewouldgivehertheopportunityofprivatelyquestioningPhilip，butitseemedtobeequallyherhusband'swishtothwartanysuchintentionofhers。Heremainedinthehouse—place，tillafterPhiliphadleft，althoughhewasevidentlysomuchfatiguedastogivesomeverydistinct，thoughunintentional，hintstohisvisitortobegone。
　　Atlengththehouse—doorwaslockedonPhilip，andthenDanielpreparedtogotobed。Kesterhadleftforhisloftabovetheshippenmorethananhourbefore。Bellhadstilltorakethefire，andthenshewouldfollowherhusbandupstairs。
　　Asshewasscrapinguptheashes，sheheard，intermixedwiththenoiseshewasmaking，thesoundofsomeonerappinggentlyatthewindow。Inherthenframeofmindshestartedalittle;butonlookinground，shesawKester'sfacepressedagainsttheglass，and，reassured，shesoftlyopenedthedoor。Therehestoodintheduskouterair，distinctagainstthegreydarknessbeyond，andinhishandsomethingwhichshepresentlyperceivedwasapitchfork。
　　'Missus！'whisperedhe，'a'vewatchedt'maistert'bed;an'nowa'dbegreatlybeholdentoyo'ifyo'dletmejustlaymedowni't'house—place。
　　A'dwarrantniveraconstablei'a'Monkshavenshouldgetsighto't'maister，an'mebelowt'keepward。'
　　Bellshiveredalittle。
　　'Nay，Kester，'shesaid，pattingherhandkindlyonhisshoulder;'there'snoughtfort'fear。Thymasterisnotonefort'hurtnobody;andIdunnotthinktheycanharmhimforsettingyonpoorchapsfree，ast'gangcatchedi'theirwickedtrap。'
　　Kesterstoodstill;thenheshookhisheadslowly。
　　'It'st'workatt'Randyvowseasa'mafearedon。Somefolksthinkssuchadealo'abonfire。Thenamaylaymedownaforet'fire，missus？'
　　saidhe，beseechingly。
　　'Nay，Kester——'shebegan;butsuddenlychanging，shesaid，'Godblessthee，myman;comeinandlaytheedownont'settle，andI'llcovertheeupwi'mycloakashangsbehindt'door。We'renotmanyonusthatlovehim，an'we'llbeallonusunderoneroof，an'niverastonewalloralockbetwixtus。'
　　SoKestertookuphisrestinthehouse—placethatnight，andnoneknewofitbesidesBell。
　　chapter25CHAPTERXXVCOMINGTROUBLESThemorningbroughtmorepeaceifitdidnotentirelydissipatefear。Danielseemedtohavegotoverhisirritability，andwasunusuallykindandtendertowifeanddaughter，especiallystrivingbysilentlittledeedstomakeupforthesharpwordshehadsaidthenightbeforetothelatter。
　　Asifbycommonconsent，allallusiontotheSaturdaynight'sproceedingswasavoided。Theyspokeoftheday'sworkbeforethem;ofthecropstobesown;ofthecattle;ofthemarkets;buteachonewasconsciousofawishtoknowmoredistinctlywhatwerethechancesofthedangerthat，tojudgefromPhilip'swords，hungoverthem，fallinguponthemandcuttingthemofffromalltheseplacesforthecomingdays。
　　BelllongedtosendKesterdownintoMonkshavenasasortofspytoseehowthelandlay;butshedarednotmanifestheranxietytoherhusband，andcouldnotseeKesteralone。Shewishedthatshehadtoldhimtogotothetown，whenshehadhadhimtoherselfinthehouse—placethenightbefore;nowitseemedasthoughDanielwereresolvednottopartfromhim，andasthoughbothhadforgottenthatanyperilhadbeenanticipated。Sylviaandhermother，inlikemanner，clungtogether，notspeakingoftheirfears，yeteachknowingthatitwaseverpresentintheother'smind。
　　Sothingswentontilltwelveo'clock——dinner—time。Ifatanytimethatmorningtheyhadhadthecouragetospeaktogetheronthethoughtwhichwasengrossingalltheirminds，itispossiblethatsomemeansmighthavebeenfoundtoavertthecalamitythatwascomingtowardsthemwithswiftfeet。Butamongtheuneducated——thepartiallyeducated——nay，eventheweaklyeducated——thefeelingexistswhichpromptedthefutileexperimentofthewell—knownostrich。Theyimaginethat，byclosingtheirowneyestoapprehendedevil，theyavertit。Theexpressionoffearissupposedtoacceleratethecomingofitscause。Yet，ontheotherhand，theyshrinkfromacknowledgingthelongcontinuanceofanyblessing，intheideathatwhenunusualhappinessisspokenabout，itdisappears。So，althoughperpetualcomplaintsofpastorpresentgrievancesandsorrowsaremostcommonamongthisclass，theyshrinkfromembodyingapprehensionsforthefutureinwords，asifitthentookshapeanddrewnear。
　　Theyallfoursatedowntodinner，butnotoneofthemwasinclinedtoeat。Thefoodwasscarcelytouchedontheirplates，yettheyweretryingtomaketalkamongthemselvesasusual;theyseemedasthoughtheydarednotletthemselvesbesilent，whenSylvia，sittingoppositetothewindow，sawPhilipatthetopofthebrow，runningrapidlytowardsthefarm。Shehadbeensofulloftheanticipationofsomekindofmisfortuneallthemorningthatshefeltnowasifthiswastheveryprecursivecircumstanceshehadbeenexpecting;shestoodup，turningquitewhite，and，pointingwithherfinger，said，——
　　'Thereheis！'
　　Everyoneattablestooduptoo。Aninstantafterwards，Philip，breathless，wasintheroom。
　　Hegaspedout，'They'recoming！thewarrantisout。Youmustgo。Ihopedyouweregone。'
　　'Godhelpus！'saidBell，andsatesuddenlydown，asifshehadreceivedablowthatmadehercollapseintohelplessness;butshegotupagaindirectly。
　　Sylviaflewforherfather'shat。Hereallyseemedthemostunmovedoftheparty。
　　'A'mnoaneafeared，'saidhe。'A'ddoito'eragain，awould;an'a'lltell'emso。It'safinetimeo'daywhenmen'stobetrappedandcarriedoff，an'themaslaystrapstoset'emfreeistobeputi't'lock—upsforit。'
　　'Buttherewasrioting，besidetherescue;t'housewasburnt，'continuedeager，breathlessPhilip。
　　'An'a'mnoanegoin't'saya'msorryforthat，neyther;tho'，mebbe，awouldn'tdoitagain。'
　　Sylviahadhishatonhisheadbythistime;andBell，wanandstiff，tremblingallover，hadhisover—coat，andhisleatherpursewiththefewcoinsshecouldmuster，readyforhimtoputon。
　　Helookedatthesepreparations，athiswifeanddaughter，andhiscolourchangedfromitsruddybrown。
　　'A'dfacelock—ups，an'afairspello'jail，butforthese，'saidhe，hesitating。
　　'Oh！'saidPhilip，'forGod'ssake，losenotime，butbeoff。'
　　'Wheremunhego？'askedBell，asifPhilipmustdecideall。
　　'Anywhere，anywhere，outofthishouse——sayHaverstone。Thisevening，I'llgoandmeethimthereandplanfurther;onlybeoffnow。'Philipwassokeenlyeager，hehardlytooknoteatthetimeofSylvia'sonevividlookofunspokenthanks，yetheremembereditafterwards。
　　'A'lldang'emdead，'saidKester，rushingtothedoor，forhesawwhattheothersdidnot——thatallchanceofescapewasover;theconstableswerealreadyatthetopofthelittlefield—pathnottwentyyardsoff。
　　'Hidehim，hidehim，'criedBell，wringingherhandsinterror;forshe，indeedtheyall，knewthatflightwouldnowbeimpossible。Danielwasheavy，rheumatic，and，moreover，hadbeenprettyseverelybruisedonthatunluckynight。
　　Philip，withoutanotherword，pushedDanielbeforehimupstairs，feelingthathisownpresenceatHaytersbankFarmatthathourofthedaywouldbeabetrayal。Theyhadjusttimetoshutthemselvesupinthelargerbed—room，beforetheyheardascuffleandtheconstables'entrydownstairs。
　　'They'rein，'saidPhilip，asDanielsqueezedhimselfunderthebed;
　　andthentheyheldquitestill，Philipasmuchconcealedbythescanty，blue—checkcurtainashecouldmanagetobe。Theyheardaconfusionofvoicesbelow，ahastymovingofchairs，abangingofdoors，afurtherparley，andthenawoman'sscream，shrillandpitiful;thenstepsonthestairs。
　　'Thatscreechspoiledall，'sighedPhilip。
　　Inoneinstantthedoorwasopened，andeachofthehiderswasconsciousofthepresenceoftheconstables，althoughatfirstthelatterstoodmotionless，surveyingtheapparentlyemptyroomwithdisappointment。TheninanothermomenttheyhadrushedatPhilip'slegs，exposedasthesewere。Theydrewhimoutwithviolence，andthenlethimgo。
　　'MeasterHepburn！'saidoneinamaze。Butimmediatelytheyputtwoandtwotogether;forinsosmallaplaceasMonkshaveneveryone'srelationshipsandconnections，andevenlikings，wereknown;andthemotiveofPhilip'scomingouttoHaytersbankwasperfectlycleartothesemen。
　　'T'other'llnotbefaroff，'saidtheotherconstable。'Hisplateweredownstairs，fullo'victual;aseedMeasterHepburna—walkingbrisklybeforemeasaleftMonkshaven'
　　'Herehebe，herehebe，'calledouttheotherman，draggingDanieloutbyhislegs，'we'vegettenhim。'
　　Danielkickedviolently，andcameoutfromhishiding—placeinalessignominiouswaythanbybeingpulledoutbyhisheels。
　　Heshookhimself，andthenturned，facinghiscaptors。
　　'Awisha'dniverhiddenmysel';itwerehisdoing，'jerkinghisthumbtowardPhilip:'a'mreadytostandbywhata'vedone。Yo'vegettenawarranta'llbebound，forthemjusticesisgrandatwritin'whent'fight'sover。'
　　Hewastryingtocarryitoffwithbravado，butPhilipsawthathehadreceivedashock，fromhissuddenlookofwitheredcolourandshrunkenfeature。
　　'Don'thandcuffhim，'saidPhilip，puttingmoneyintotheconstable'shand。'You'llbeabletoguardhimwellenoughwithoutthemthings。'
　　Danielturnedroundsharpatthiswhisper。
　　'Let—a—be，let—a—be，mylad，'hesaid。'It'llbesummuttothinkoni't'lock—uphowtwoable—bodiedfellysweresoafearedont'chapasreskyedthemhonestsailorso'Saturdayneet，astheymunputhimi'gyves，andhesixty—twocomeMartinmas，andsorelaidupwi't'rheumatics。'
　　Butitwasdifficulttokeepupthistoneofbravadowhenhewasledaprisonerthroughhisownhouse—place，andsawhispoorwifequiveringandshakingalloverwithhereffortstokeepbackallsignsofemotionuntilhewasgone;andSylviastandingbyhermother，herarmroundBell'swaistandstrokingthepoorshrunkenfingerswhichworkedsoperpetuallyandnervouslyinfutileunconsciousrestlessness。Kesterwasinacorneroftheroom，sullenlystanding。
　　Bellquakedfromheadtofootasherhusbandcamedownstairsaprisoner。
　　Sheopenedherlipsseveraltimeswithanuneasymotion，asifshewouldfainsaysomething，butknewnotwhat。Sylvia'spassionateswollenlipsandherbeautifuldefianteyesgaveherfacequiteanewaspect;shelookedahelplessfury。
　　'Amaykissmymissus，areckon，'saidDaniel，comingtoastandstillashepassednearher。
　　'Oh，Dannel，Dannel！'criedshe，openingherarmswidetoreceivehim。
　　'Dannel，Dannel，myman！'andsheshookwithhercrying，layingherheadonhisshoulder，asifhewasallherstayandcomfort。
　　'Come，missus！come，missus！'saidhe，'therecouldn'tbemoreadoifa'dbeenguiltyofmurder，an'yetasayagain，asasaidafore，a'mnoaneashamedo'mydoings。Here，Sylvie，lass，tak'thymotheroffme，foracannotdoitmysel'，itlikesetsmeoff。'Hisvoicewasquaveringashesaidthis。Buthecheeredupalittleandsaid，'Now，good—by，oudwench'（kissingher），'andkeepagoodheart，andletmeseetheelookin'lustyandstrongwhenacomeback。Good—by，mylass;lookwellaftermother，andaskPhilipforguidanceifit'sneeded。'
　　Hewastakenoutofhishome，andthenarosetheshrillcriesofthewomen;butinaminuteortwotheywerecheckedbythereturnofoneoftheconstables，who，capinhandatthesightofsomuchgrief，said，——
　　'Hewantsawordwi'hisdaughter。'
　　Thepartyhadcometoahaltabouttenyardsfromthehouse。Sylvia，hastilywipinghertearsonherapron，ranoutandthrewherarmsroundherfather，asiftoburstoutafreshonhisneck。
　　'Nay，nay，mywench，it'stheeasmunbeacomforttomother:nay，nay，orthou'llniverhearwhata'vegottosay。Sylvie，mylass，a'mmainandsorryaweresoshortwi'theelastneet;aaxthypardon，lass，awerecrosstothee，andsenttheetothybedwi'asoreheart。Thoumunnotthinkonitagain，butforg'eme，nowa'mleavin'thee。'
　　'Oh，feyther！feyther！'wasallSylviacouldsay;andatlasttheyhadtomakeasthoughtheywouldhaveusedforcetoseparateherfromtheirprisoner。Philiptookherhand，andsoftlyledherbacktoherweepingmother。
　　Forsometimenothingwastobeheardinthelittlefarmhousekitchenbutthesobbingandwailingofthewomen。Philipstoodbysilent，thinking，aswellashecould，forhiskeepsympathywiththeirgrief，whathadbestbedonenext。Kester，aftersomegrowlsatSylviaforhavingheldbacktheupliftedarmwhichhethoughtmighthavesavedDanielbyawell—consideredblowonhiscaptorsastheyenteredthehouse，wentbackintohisshippen——hiscellformeditationandconsolation，wherehemighthopetosoothehimselfbeforegoingouttohisafternoon'swork;labourwhichhismasterhadplannedforhimthatverymorning，withastrangeforesight，asKesterthought，forthejobwasonewhichwouldtakehimtwoorthreedayswithoutneedinganyfurtherdirectionsthanthosehehadreceived，andbytheendofthattimehethoughtthathismasterwouldbeatlibertyagain。Sohe——sotheyallthoughtintheirignoranceandinexperience。