Having that confidence and trust in him, she felt no need
to waste her own energy in being brave; so she relaxed completely, and
had the feminine satisfaction of allowing herself to be thoroughly
frightened.
Is it any wonder Mary's gallant but womanly spirit sank low in the
face of all those terrors? She held out bravely, however, and an
occasional clasp from Brandon's hand under cover of the darkness
comforted her. When all those terrors would not suggest even a
thought of turning back, you may judge of the character of this girl
and her motive.
They traveled on, galloping when they could, trotting when they could
not gallop, and walking when they must.
At one time they thought they heard the sound of following horses, and
hastened on as fast as they dared go, until, stopping to listen and
hearing nothing, they concluded they were wrong. About eleven o'clock,
however, right out of the black bank of night in front of them they
heard, in earnest, the sucking splash of horses' hoofs.
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