\"Twothousanddollarsingold，andfiveinnotes。\"
\"Thatwilldo。Ihaveasmuchmoretoaddtoit。WemustpushforCarsonCitythroughthemountains。YouhadbestwakeLucy。Itisaswellthattheservantsdonotsleepinthehouse。\"
WhileFerrierwasabsent，preparinghisdaughterfortheapproachingjourney，JeffersonHopepackedalltheeatablesthathecouldfindintoasmallparcel，andfilledastonewarejarwithwater，forheknewbyexperiencethatthemountainwellswerefewandfarbetween。Hehadhardlycompletedhisarrangementsbeforethefarmerreturnedwithhisdaughteralldressedandreadyforastart。Thegreetingbetweentheloverswaswarm，butbrief，forminuteswereprecious，andtherewasmuchtobedone。
\"Wemustmakeourstartatonce，\"saidJeffersonHope，speakinginalowbutresolutevoice，likeonewhorealizesthegreatnessoftheperil，buthassteeledhishearttomeetit。\"Thefrontandbackentrancesarewatched，butwithcautionwemaygetawaythroughthesidewindowandacrossthefields。OnceontheroadweareonlytwomilesfromtheRavinewherethehorsesarewaiting。Bydaybreakweshouldbehalf-waythroughthemountains。\"
\"Whatifwearestopped，\"askedFerrier。