SAILING AWAY But the next morning Felix arose straight from his sleep resolved to carry out his plan.

Without staying to think a moment, without further examination of the various sides of the problem, he started up the instant his eyes unclosed, fully determined upon his voyage.

The breath of the bright June morn as he threw open the window-shutter filled him with hope; his heart responded to its joyous influence.

The excitement which had disturbed his mind had had time to subside.

In the still slumber of the night the strong undercurrent of his thought resumed its course, and he awoke with his will still firmly bent in one direction.
When he had dressed, he took his bow and the chest bound with the leathern thongs, and went down.