YetIhavemadeupmymindalreadythatIwouldsodoasifItrowedinit。SoIamnonearertoitthanerst。
NowistherenaughtforitsavetoabideMasterClement’scoming；
andwhenhehathbroughtmetoGoldburg，thenshallIseehowthequestlooksbythedaylightofthatsamecity。”
HespakesocheerfullythatRichardlookedathimaskance，wonderingwhatwastowardwithhim，andifmayhappenanythinglayunderneaththosewordsofhis。
ButinhisheartRalphwasthinkingofthatlasttaleofthewomanwhomtheyoungmanhadmetsuchalittlewhileago；anditseemedtohimthatshemusthavebeeninWhitwallwhenhefirstcamethere；