"I shall say nothing," I replied.
"No," she said, continuing to look steadily on me, "no, you wa'ant. I c'n zee you wa'ant."
Then she left me, while I lay down on the sacks fearing nothing living, but fearing the dead terribly. For it seemed to me as though Betsey had been doing that which was unlawful, and that I was a party to her plans. And so I could not sleep for a long time; not, indeed, until the light of morning began to stream through the cottage window, and then I felt to laugh at it all. Betsey's signs and Betsey's words were so much foolery, while the conversation about the buried treasure was no more true than the stories which were believed in superstitious days. Besides, thoughts of Naomi drove away all else, although everything came back to me afterward. When my fears went, however, sleep came to my eyes, and I did not awake until I felt Eli fondling my hands, and heard him telling me that breakfast was ready.
Then I arose, upbraiding myself for having slept so long, for I had intended finding my way to Pennington in the early morning. I know this seemed very foolish, for if the Tresidders found me on the land they called theirs all my purposes would be frustrated.
"Breakfas', breakfas', Jasper," said Eli.
"No, I'm going out," I replied.
"Ted'n no use, ted'n no use," grunted the poor dwarf, "she ed'n there."
"Where is she, then?"
"Jist agone by, ridin' to Fammuth town."
"How do you know?"