ou love him, you will give him the
means, and let him be off directly. I wish I was going too," continued
Nancy, bursting into tears.

"Go with him, Nancy, and look after him, and take care of my poor
Peter," said Mrs Chopper, whimpering; "go, my child, go, and lead a
good life. I should better part with him, if I thought you were with
him, and away from this horrid place."

"Will you let me go with him, Mrs Chopper--will you, indeed?" cried
Nancy, falling on her knees. "Oh! I will watch him as a mother would
her son, as a sister would her brother! Give us but the means to quit
this place, and the good and the wicked both will bless you."

"That you shall have, my poor girl, it has often pained my heart to look
at you; for I felt that you are too good for what you are, and you will
be again a good honest girl. You both shall go. Poor Peter! I wish I
were young enough, I would go with you; but I can't. How I shall be
cheated again when he is gone! but go he must. Here Nancy, take the
money; take all I have in the house:" and Mrs Chopper put upwards of 20
pounds into Nancy's hand as she was kneeling before her. Nancy fell
forward with her face in the lap of the good old woman, suffocated with
emotion and tears. "Come, come, Nancy," said Mrs Chopper, after a
pause, and wiping her eyes with her apron, "you mustn't take on so, my
poor girl. Recollect poor Peter; there's no time to lose."

"That is true," replied Nancy, rising up. "Mrs Chopper you have done a
deed this night for which you will have your reward in heaven. May the
God of mercy bless you! and, as soon as I dare, night and morning will I
pray for you."

Mrs Chopper went into Joey's room with the candle in her hand, followed
by Nancy. "See, how sound he sleeps!" said the old woman; "he is not
guilty. Peter! Peter! come get up, child."

Joey rose from his bed, confused at first with the light in his eyes,
but soon recovered himself.

"Peter, you must go, my poor boy, and go quickly, Nancy says."

"I was sure of it," replied Joey: "I am very, very sorry to leave you,
Mrs Chopper. Pray think well of me, for, indeed, I have done nothing
wrong."

"I am sure of it; but Nancy knows it all, and away you must go. I wish
you were off; I'm getting fidgety about it, although I cannot bear to
lose you; so good-bye at once, Peter, and God bless you! I hope we
shall meet again yet."

"I hope so, indeed, Mrs Chopper; for you have been very kind to