I told Mr. Penryn many of the things which I have here written down, and then we rode rapidly away toward Pennington, Eli also coming with us.
"Eli, are you afraid of Captain Jack's gang?" I said presently.
"No, I be'ant."
"Would they hurt you?"
"No, they wudden; not waun ov 'em."
"Then go to Lizard Town yourself, and take the doctor to Tamsin, then come back to your mother's house and tell me how Tamsin is."
"No," said Naomi's father; "you will come to Pennington and ask for him there." This he said looking at me steadily.
"You do not know Richard Tresidder," I said.
"He will have me to deal with," he said quietly. "Jasper, that girl told you the truth at the last. My child is taken there."