AnAdventureintheWoodRalpharrayedhimselffordeparturenextmorningwithoutmorewords；
andwhenhewasreadythecarlinesaidtohim：“Whenthouwentestforthbefore，Iwastroubledatthygoingandfearedforthyreturning：
butnowIfearnot；forIknowthatthouwiltreturn；thoughitmaybeleadingafairwomanbythehand。Sogo，andallluckgowiththee。”
Ralphsmiledatherwordsandwenthisways，andcameintothewoodthatlayduesouthfromtheCastle，andhewentonandonandhadnothoughtofturningback。Herestedtwiceandstillwenton，tillthefashionofthethicketsandthewoodschangedabouthim；
andatlastwhenthesunwasgettinglow，hesawlightgleamingthroughagreatwoodofpines，whichhadlongbeendarkbeforehimagainstthetallboles，andsoonhecametotheveryedgeofthewood，andgoingheedfully，sawbetweenthegreatstemsoftheoutermosttrees，agreenstrand，andbeyonditalongsmoothwater，alittlelakebetweengreenbanksoneitherside。Hecameoutofthepinewoodontothegrass；