never been in any other but this, which has occasioned us such
heavy affliction. Therefore, upon no account, let us continue
another night under this roof; but, as soon as the evening begins
to grow dark enough to conceal us from the observation of any one,
we will set off, and seek a lodging in some other place; and
should any misfortune befall us on our passage, we shall at least
have the consolation of thinking. that we were doing our duty by
following the advice of our parent.' 'It is true,' said my
brother, 'we have been greatly to blame; for the future we will be
more careful of our conduct; but do, my dear Nimble,' continued
he, 'endeavour to compose yourself, and take a little rest, after
the pain and fatigue which you have gone through, otherwise you
may be sick; and what will become of me, if any mischief should
befall you? I shall then have no brother to converse with, no
friend to advise me what to do.' Here he stopped, overpowered
with his grief for the loss of our two murdered brothers, and with
his tender solicitude for my welfare. I endeavoured all in my
power to comfort him, and said I hoped that I should soon recover
from the bruises I had received both from the boy's hat and book,
as well as the pinches in my neck with his finger and thumb, by
which he held me, and promised to compose myself. This promise I
fulfilled by endeavouring to sleep; but the scene that I had so
lately been witness to was too fresh in my imagination to suffer
me to close my eyes: however, I kept for some time quiet.

The rest of the day we spent in almost total silence, having no
spirits for conversation, our hearts being almost broken with
anguish. When it grew toward evening, we agreed to find our way
out of that detested house, and seek for some other habitation,
which might be more propitious. But we found more difficulty in