nature, and I believe there was more curiosity than resentment in

my heart. But war I certainly declared; and, by way of

preparation, I got out my revolver, and, having drawn the charges,

cleaned and reloaded it with scrupulous care. Next I became

preoccupied about my horse. It might break loose, or fall to

neighing, and so betray my camp in the Sea-Wood. I determined to

rid myself of its neighbourhood; and long before dawn I was leading

it over the links in the direction of the fisher village.