WetakeMonmouthatsupper,asquietlyasmaybe,withwhatgentlemenhappentohaveaccompaniedhim。WebindandgagtheDuke,andweconveyhimwithallspeedandquietoutofBridgwater。FevershamshallsendatrooptoawaitmeamileorsofromthetownontheroadtoWestonZoyland。Weshalljointhemwithourcaptive,andthusconveyhimtotheRoyalistGeneral。Couldaughtbesimplerormoreinfallible？\"
Richardhadslippedfromthetable。HehadchangedhismindonthesubjectoftheimportanceofthebusinessBlakehadinview。Excitedbyit,heclappedhisfriendonthebackapprovingly。
\"Agreatplan！\"hecried。\"Isitnot,Ruth？\"
\"Itshouldbethemeansofsavinghundreds,perhapsthousandsoflives,\"
saidshe,\"andsoitdeservestoprosper。ButwhatoftheofficerswhomaybewiththeDuke？\"sheinquired。