Elizabeth did as she was bid, being wholly carried away by the excitement and force in the speaker’s voice.
“Why—what—” she began.
“Don’t waste time talking. There, you are ready. Come!”
“Go with your friend,” said Dr. Morgan. “She will tell you on the way.”
She walked with them to the door. The girls passed out into the storm and the night.
CHAPTER XV.
VICTORY.
The country roads were almost ankle deep with mud. The soft drizzling rain had resolved itself into a steady downpour. The carriage seemed swallowed up in the darkness. It was well that Jefferies knew the way and the horses he was driving. He chirruped and called them by name and they went plunging on through the mire.