Forrester had determined to commence his journey that very
night; while Ralph, with what might seem headstrong rashness, chose the
ensuing day for a like purpose.
But the youth was not without his reasons for this determination. He
knew perfectly well that he was in peril, but felt also that this peril
would be met with much more difficulty by night than by day. Deeming
himself secure, comparatively speaking, while actually in the village,
he felt that it would be safer to remain there another night, than by
setting off at mid-day, encounter the unavoidable risk of either
pursuing his course through the night in that dangerous neighborhood,
where every step which he took might be watched, or be compelled to stop
at some more insulated position, in which there must be far less safety.
He concluded, therefore, to set off at early dawn on the ensuing
morning, and calculated, with the advantage of daylight all the way,
through brisk riding, to put himself by evening beyond the reach of his
enemies.
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