"Yes; if a man will fight openly and fairly, I will not hate him. If I wanted to touch an adder with my hand I would not catch him by the tail so that it could curl around and sting my hand; I would catch it just behind the head. It might writhe and wriggle, but I should know that it could not bite me. That is how I want to treat the Tresidders. You despise me," I went on; "you see me now a thing that has to hide like a rabbit in burrow. Well, perhaps it is natural--you live with the Tresidders." "No, I do not despise you," she said. "I feel for you; I am an orphan just as you are. Of course, Mr. Tresidder is very kind to me, but Pennington is not like home--that is--" Then she stopped as though she had said more than she had intended. "I felt sorry for you when I saw you in Falmouth. Did--did you see me?" "I saw you--I--I--look, there is Nick Tresidder and his father coming now. I must away!" We were only partially hidden by the rock, at the side of which we stood. I could see them with sufficient clearness for me to recognise them. They could see us, but I did not think it would be possible for them to tell who we were. "They are searching for me," she cried. "I have been away from the house a long time." "Well, go to them," I said. "But they have seen that there are two of us. Do you think they know us from this distance?" "No, we have been partly hidden." "But if I go, they will ask who has been with me." "Do you not wish to tell them?" "If I do you will be in danger. If they know you are near you will be hunted down. They think you have left the country." "You can save me if you will," I cried, eagerly. "I will do what I can!" "Come, then--there, keep behind these rocks until we get to the cliffs. Go quickly." She obeyed me eagerly, and a few seconds later we stood behind a great jagged promontory. "Did they see us, do you think?" "Yes, they saw us, but they could not have recognised us; or I fancy not," I added, for I had my fears; "but come, walk on the shingle so that they cannot trace your footsteps. That is it." We came close to the cave where my clothes lay. These I picked up with a feeling of relief. "We are safe now," I said. "No," she cried; "they will soon come up, and can easily find us." For she had not seen the mouth of Granfer Fraddam's Cave, although it was close to her. I was glad of this, for it told me how safe my hiding-place was, and showed that the opening was so curiously hidden that a stranger might pass it a hundred times and not see it. So I helped her to climb up the cliff until I got to a small platform, and afterward passed along the fissure between the rocks and drew her after me, and then, when she had followed me a few steps, she saw how cunningly Nature had concealed the place, and fearful as she was, she uttered a low exclamation of pleased surprise. For from this place we could see without being seen, even although we were not inside the cave itself.