Then he substituted a black tie for a colored one, whipped out a little mirror and his hare's-foot, etc., browned and colored his cheek, put on an admirable gray wig, whiskers, mustache, and beard, and partly whitened his eyebrows, and hobbled feebly out of the little wood an infirm old man.

Presently he caught sight of his gold ring.

"Ah!" said he, "she is a sharp girl; perhaps she noticed that in the struggle ?" He took it off and was going to put it in his pocket, but thought better of that, and chucked it into a ditch.

Then he made for the village.

The pursuers hunted about the house and, of course, didn't find him; but presently one of them saw him crossing a meadow not far off, so they ran toward him and hailed him.
"Hy! mister!" He went feebly on, and did not seem to hear; then they hailed him again and ran toward him; then he turned and stopped, and seeing men running toward him, took out a large pair of round spectacles, and put them on to look at them.