As long as we only meet them coming along in twos or threes, we can go on safely; for if they are inquisitive, I can set her down and speedily silence their questioning.

If we see a large body coming, we can either turn down a side street or, if there is no turning at hand, can set her down again and answer as before.

Every step we get, farther away from the quarter we have left, the better." He had carried Claire but a few hundred yards, when he felt her move.

He at once set her down again, on a doorstep.

In a few minutes she was able to stand and, assisted by Philip, she presently continued her course, at a slow pace.