“Certainly!” said Ambrose.
“Certainly!” repeated Naomi.
“Do you believe the report that he was seen traveling on the railway to New York?”
“I believe it firmly, sir; and, what is more, I believe I was on his track. I was only too anxious to find him; and I say I could have found him if they would have let me stay in New York.”
I looked at Naomi.
“I believe it too,” she said. “John Jago is keeping away.”
“Do you suppose he is afraid of Ambrose and Silas?”
She hesitated.
“He may be afraid of them,” she replied, with a strong emphasis on the word “may.”
“But you don’t think it likely?”