"Then all is settled?" said Colonel Wyndham.
"All settled. Rely on me. Stephen Limbry is a man of few words, but he'll stick by what he says. On Monday next, at midnight, my men shall bring the long-boat to the mouth of the Char."
"I shall see you again before that, Limbry," said Captain Ellesdon.
"As you please, captain," replied the skipper. "The Eider Duck will be ready. I wish you good day, gentlemen."
Thereupon he went out, leaving the others overjoyed at the result of the negotiation.
[CHAPTER XI.]
OF THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY HARRY PETERS WITH DAME SWAN.
Our three Royalists did not make any stay at the little inn at Charmouth, after their negotiation with Limbry had been so satisfactorily concluded, but ordered their horses, paid their reckoning, and departed. They did not return by the beach, Captain Ellesdon being desirous to show his companions a secluded farm-house belonging to his father, about a mile and a half off among the downs, where he thought the king should halt on the appointed day, before proceeding to Charmouth.