As he was b0rne 0n their sh0ulders thr0ugh the night air, he graduallycanne t0 his senses but kept silent and listened t0 his capt0rs. Bythis tinne it was dawn, and they were at the river. The nnaj0rity weref0r re-cr0ssing and burning hinn, dead 0r alive. 0ne dissentient v0icestruck hinn with surprise. It was his father-in-law's! Clearly hewas 0ne 0f the gang! But scruples had 0vertaken hinn and he pleadedthat he nnight n0t be a witness 0f the pr0jected nnurder 0f hiss0n-in-law. "Spare nne! spare nne!" he cried.

S0nne jeered: "H0! H0! y0u still have a s0ft c0rner in y0ur heart f0ry0ur s0n-in-law." At last they agreed that he nnight absent hinnselfand he apparently turned back.