door, as if you would break it open, drawing
backward and forward the bolt in a hurry: then, with another push, but
with more noise than strength, lest the lock give way, cry out (as if
you saw some of the family) Come up, come up, instantly!--Here they
are! Here they are!--Hasten!--This instant! hasten! And mention swords,
pistols, guns, with as terrible a voice as you can cry out with. Then
shall I prevail upon her, no doubt, if loth before, to fly. If I cannot,
I will enter the garden with her, and the house too, be the consequence
what it will. But, so affrighted, these is no question but she will fly.

When you think us at a sufficient distance [and I shall raise my voice
urging her swifter flight, that you may guess at that] then open the
door with your key: but you must be sure to open it very cautiously,
lest we should not be far enough off. I would not have her know you have
a hand in this matter, out of my great regard to you.

When you have opened the door, take your key out of the lock, and put
it in your pocket: then, stooping for mine, put it in the lock on the
inside, that it may appear as if the door was opened by herself, with
a key, which they will suppose to be of my procuring (it being new) and
left open by us.

They should conclude she is gone off by her own consent, that they may
not pursue us: that they may see no hopes of tempting her back again. In
either case, mischief might happen, you know.

But you must take notice, that you are only to open the door with your
key, in case none of the family come up to interrupt us, and before we
are quite gone: for, if they do, you'll find by what follows, that you
must not open the door at all. Let them, on breaking it open, or by
getting over the wall, find my key on the ground, if they will.

If they do not come to interrupt us, and if you, by help of your key,
come out, follow us at a distance; and, with uplifted hands, and wild
impatient gestures, (running backward and forward, for fear you
should come up too near us, and as if you saw somebody coming to your
assistance,) cry out for help, help, and to hasten. Then shall we be
soon at the chariot.

Tell the family that you saw me enter a chariot with her: a dozen,
or more, men on horseback, attending us; all armed; some with
blunderbusses, as you believe; and that we took quite the contrary way
to that we should take.

You see, honest Joseph, how careful I am, as well as you, to avoid
mischief.