Before Mr Graham left them, and while Peter's soul was flourishing,
he would have simply said that it was their part to endure, and
leave the rest to the God of the sparrows.. But now the words of
men whose judgment had no weight with him, threw him back upon the
instinct of self defence--driven from which by the words of his
wife, he betook himself, not alas! to the protection, but to the
vengeance of the Lord!
The next day he told the three commissioners that he was sorry to
disappoint them, but he could not make common cause with them, for
he could not see it his duty to resist, much as it would gratify
the natural man. They must therefore excuse him if he left Scaurnose
at the time appointed. He hoped he should leave friends behind him.
They listened respectfully, showed no offence, and did not even
attempt to argue the matter with him. But certain looks passed
between them.
After this Blue Peter was a little happier in his mind, and went
more briskly about his affairs.
CHAPTER LV: THE WANDERER
It was a lovely summer evening, and the sun, going down just beyond
the point of the Scaurnose, shone straight upon the Partan's door.
That it was closed in such weather had a significance--general as
well as individual. Doors were oftener closed in the Seaton now.
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