I don't know whether I can depend upon your always obeying me and doing as I say." Egbert made very positive promises, and so it was decided to go.

George took great interest in helping Egbert about his fishing-tackle, and did all in his power in other ways to establish friendly relations with him, and at length they set out.

They walked a little distance down what was in the winter a wood road, and then came to a place where two paths led into a wood.

Either of them led to the river.

But there was a brook to cross, and for one of these paths there was a bridge.