Excerpt: ...the message she bore. Gradually, now, the day declined, and, as the deep shadows mingled more and more with each other, a feeling of loneliness, not before experienced, came over the mind of Emily, and her eyes were cast about more warily, as if she feared the approach of danger. The house at which she had proposed to spend the night was still ten miles, if not more, in advance, and as the shades of evening began to gather around, the hope of reaching this resting-place was abandoned; for there being no moon, ...
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Excerpt: ...the message she bore. Gradually, now, the day declined, and, as the deep shadows mingled more and more with each other, a feeling of loneliness, not before experienced, came over the mind of Emily, and her eyes were cast about more warily, as if she feared the approach of danger. The house at which she had proposed to spend the night was still ten miles, if not more, in advance, and as the shades of evening began to gather around, the hope of reaching this resting-place was abandoned; for there being no moon, there was danger of her losing her way in the darkness. This conviction was so strong, that Emily turned her horse's head in the direction of the first farmyard that came in view after the sun had fallen below the horizon. As she rode up to the door, she was met by a man, who, accosting her kindly, asked where she was from and how far she was going. "I hoped to reach Elwood's to-night," replied Emily. "How far away is it?" "Over ten miles--and the road is bad and lonely," said the man, whose wife had by this time joined him. "You had better get down and stay with us 'till morning." "If you will give me that privilege," returned the maiden, "I shall feel greatly obliged." The man promptly offered his hand to assist Emily to dismount, and while he led her tired horse away, his wife invited her to enter the house. "Have you come far?" inquired the woman, as she untied Emily's bonnet strings, looking very earnestly in her face as she spoke. Emily knew not whether she were among the friends or the enemies of the American cause, and her answer was, therefore, brief and evasive. "Your horse looked very tired. You must have ridden him a long distance. "I rode fast," said Emily. "But still, I have not been able to reach the place for which I started this morning." "It's hardly safe for a young girl like you to take such a long journey alone, in these troublesome times...".
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