The String of Pearls (1850), p. 705
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He had not gone far when he heard the sound of wheels behind him, and he got over a hedge and hid behind it until he could see what sort of vehicle it was that approached. It turned out to be a cart driven by a couple of countrymen, who were talking upon their own affairs in rather loud tones; as they came on, Todd listened intently, and was satisfied that his supposed escape into that neighbourhood was not the subject of their discourse.
MARK INGESTRIE RISKS HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE TODD.{Figure}
CHAPTER CLXVI.
THE SHIP BOUND FOR HAVRE TAKES A PASSENGER.
"Hilloa!" cried Todd, as he came out into the middle of the road and confronted the cart with the two men in it. "Hilloa! Which way are you going?"
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