You are to have Granny's bed; and the
Capteen swears that he will punish the next attempt upon your life as
if it was made against his own. "If I want 'em made away with," he
said, "I'll tell you, and will make the way known." I think he rather
likes your pluck, although he is as mad as blazes that you will not
take a hand with us. But I don't think they'll try your life any
more, though you must be always on your guard.' Although the
conversation of this young robber was most sincere, the above words
slipped from his lips like dripping oil, and he had in his face a
cunning look, strange and repellant as of yore. But the cunning was
now against his confederates, and active upon Roland's side.
'Suppose,' he said, 'we take our rods up the brook. We may catch
sometheen.' They went and had extremely good luck; and many a day
thereafter, till the stream became covered with a thin crust of
leaden-grey ice, did they continue the sport.
In the meantime the robbers went abroad, and Roland occupied the
room of the hag, who went with Silent Poll. When the first snow
drifts came swishing through the bush a large tent was erected near
the mouth of the cavern, and in this the meals were eaten and the
household work performed.
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