The last thing they heard of her was a little patient sigh.

Then the tears came and stood thick in Margaret's eyes.

But Gerard was a man, and noticed not his sister's sigh.
As they turned to go to Sevenbergen, the dwarf nudged Gerard with his bundle of parchments and held out a concave claw.
Margaret dissuaded Gerard.

"Why take what is not ours ?" "Oh, spoil an enemy how you can." "But may they not make this a handle for fresh violence ?" "How can they?
Think you I shall stay in Tergou after this?
The burgomaster robbed me of my liberty; I doubt I should take his life for it, if I could." "Oh, fie! Gerard." "What! Is life worth more than liberty?
Well, I can't take his life, so I take the first thing that comes to hand." He gave Giles a few small coins, with which the urchin was gladdened, and shuffled after his sister.

Margaret and Gerard were speedily joined by Martin, and away to Sevenbergen..