them yourself."

"No," I replied, "I did not. I guessed from whence they came, but I
did not recognize any one individual."

I gave this cautious answer, although I had recognized Captain Levee
and one of my own officers.

"Well, Captain Elrington, you have proved to us that you may be
trusted, and therefore, on your pledging your word that you will not
escape, we shall have a great pleasure in removing all unpleasant
precautions."

"I certainly have proved that I would not escape, and will readily
give you my assurance that I will not alter my mind."

"That is sufficient, Sir," replied the officer; and he then cut away
the rope which bound my legs, and also look off the two leading reins
attached to the other horses. "We shall now," he said, "proceed not
only more pleasantly, but more rapidly."

My conductors then mounted their horses, and we set off at a good
trot, and in an hour arrived at the place where we were to put up for
the night. We found supper prepared for us, and good beds. My
conductors now left me free of all restraint, and we retired to our
beds. The next day we continued our journey in the same manner. My
companions were pleasant and gentlemen-like men, and we discoursed
freely upon every topic; no one could have imagined that I was a state
prisoner.

We arrived at London on the fifth day, and I was then delivered over
to the keeper of the Tower, according to the instructions that my
conductors had received. They bade me farewell, and promised that they
would not fail to represent my conduct to the authorities, and gave me
hopes of a speedy release. I had the same idea, and took possession of
the apartments prepared for me (which were airy and well ventilated)
with almost cheerfulness.

On the third day after my arrival a Commission was sent to the Tower
to examine me, and I gave the same replies as before. They were very
particular in obtaining the descriptions of the persons of those whom
I had landed in France, and I answered without disguise. I afterwards
found out that I had done a very foolish thing. Had I misrepresented
their persons, it would have been supposed that they really were four
Catholic priests, but from my exact description, they discovered that
I had rescued the four traitors (as they termed them) that they were
most anxious to secure and make an example of; and their annoyance at
this discovery had so angered them against me, that my subsequent
conduct could not create a