"And you will take me there safely?—that is," she continued, as though she were correcting herself, "you think you can?"
"Oh yes, I can," I replied; "and I will take you whither you will."
"Then perhaps we had better go there—I know of no other place."
She spoke plaintively, and as I thought hesitatingly. I longed to offer her a home at Trevanion, but I dared not.
"It is well," I replied, as cheerfully as I could; "there is just another matter we may as well settle, however. Shall we ride there on our horses, or shall we go by water?"
"What do you mean?" she asked anxiously.
"Polperro's house is close to the sea, is it not?" I asked.
"Yes—that is, I believe so."
"Well, if we were to ride to Veryan Bay, we could get a boat and sail from there."