Hornbeck return and find him
there, she would be undone for ever. He was not so blinded by his
passion, but that he saw the reasonableness of her fear; and as he
could not pretend to crown his wishes at that interview, he avowed
himself her lover, assured her that he would exhaust his whole
invention in finding a proper opportunity for throwing himself at
her feet; and in the mean time he ravished sundry small favours,
which she in the hurry of her fright, could not withhold from his
impudence of address. Having thus settled the preliminaries, he
withdrew to his own chamber, and spent the whole night in contriving
stratagems to elude the jealous caution of his fellow-traveller.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
They set out in company, breakfast at Abbeville, dine at Amiens and,
about eleven o'clock, arrive at Chantilly where Peregrine executes
a Plan which he had concerted upon Hornbeck.
The whole company by agreement rose and departed before day, and
breakfasted at Abbeville, where they became acquainted with the
finesse of their Bernay landlord, who had imposed upon them, in
affirming that they would not have been admitted after the gates
were shut.
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