Then, bidding him a tender farewell, and impressing upon him the necessity for the utmost caution, both for his own sake and for that of the king, he left him.
It was not upon the highroad that they parted, but near a village some little distance therefrom.

In his pocket Harry had two or three pieces of silver, and between the soles of his boots were sewn several gold coins.

These he did not anticipate having to use; but the necessity might arise when such a deposit would prove of use.

Harry walked quietly through the village, where his appearance was unnoticed, and then along the road toward Reading.

He soon met a troop of Parliament horsemen; but as he was sauntering along quietly, as if merely going from one village to another, no attention whatever was paid to him, and he reached Reading without the slightest difficulty.