Happily it will take them an hour and a half to walk back to the town; or longer, perhaps, for they will doubtless go first to their own homes.

They will never show themselves, in such sorry plight, in the streets of the city where they are accustomed to lord it; so we may count on at least two hours before they can take any steps.

After that, they will move heaven and earth to capture us.

They will send out troops of horse after us, and messengers to every city in the province, calling upon the governors to take every means to seize us.
"We have collected a good sum of money, and carried out the greater portion of our mission.

We shall only risk its loss, as well as the loss of our own lives, by going forward.