He rides back--alone--to Fair View late this afternoon--he is riding now.

You know the sharp bend in the road, with the steep bank above and the pond below ?" "Ay, where the road nears the river.

Well ?" "I heard all that Hugon and the schoolmaster said.

I hid behind a fallen tree and watched them leave the schoolhouse; then I followed them, making no noise, back to the creek, where Hugon had a boat.

They crossed the creek, and fastened the boat on this side.