"You, too, Gerard," said Kate, "kiss me ere you go, for my heart lies heavy at parting with you this night."
Gerard kissed her, and she went on her crutches home. 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.