He would stay in Preston over the night, and set out again for the north at daybreak.

Was it despair that possessed him?
Even if so, he was stronger than before.

Hope had gone, and fear went with it.
Take heart, Ralph Ray, most unselfish and long-suffering of men.

God's hand is indeed upon you, but God Himself is at your right hand! V.That day Ralph walked through the streets with a calmer mind.

Towards nightfall he stepped into a tavern and secured a bed.