Why, the governor himself left scarce an hour ago, and was in the apartment with me while I was at work.

Had it not been all right he would have hauled me to the prison quickly enough." As the sentry knew that the governor had left but a short time before he came on guard this convinced him, and, standing aside, he allowed Malcolm and his companion to pass.

Malcolm made his way first to the apartment he had occupied, where he had already settled for his lodging.
Leaving Thekla below he ran upstairs, and hastily donned the suit of peasant's clothes, and then making the others into a bundle descended again, and with Thekla made his way to the quiet spot outside the city gates where the wagon was standing ready for a start.

He had already paid the peasant half the sum agreed, and now handed him the remainder.
"I should scarce have known you," the peasant said, examining Malcolm by the light of his pinewood torch.

"Why, you look like one of us instead of a city craftsman." "I am going to astonish them when I get home," Malcolm said, "and shall make the old folks a present of the wagon.