You might see some opportunity of getting across the water and, if you lost that, the chance might not occur again; and the delay might cost you your lives.

I trust that we shall not be separated, dear, but I see clearly that if such a misfortune should happen, it were best that we should each make our own way, in the hope of meeting at Poole.
"You may be sure that I shall join you, if possible; for I see that, if separated, your difficulties will be far greater than mine.

You, too, would have the burden of the child.

But let us suppose that I was wounded, but got away and managed to obtain shelter in some Breton cottage.

You might be waiting for me, for weeks, at an agreed point.