After a second pause she continued: "What is it my duty and wisdom to do next? Not to stay here inactive, I am glad to say, but, of course, to walk over to the Hollow."
"To the Hollow, Shirley?"
"To the Hollow. Will you go with me?"
"Where those men are gone?"
"They have taken the highway; we should not encounter them. The road over the fields is as safe, silent, and solitary as a path through the air would be. Will you go?"
"Yes," was the answer, given mechanically, not because the speaker wished or was prepared to go, or, indeed, was otherwise than scared at the prospect of going, but because she felt she could not abandon Shirley.

After a second pause she continued: "What is it my duty and wisdom to do next? Not to stay here inactive, but to walk over to the Hollow. Will you go with me?"
"Where those men are gone?"
"They have taken the highway; we should not meet them. The road over the fields is as safe and solitary as a path through the air. Will you go?"
"Yes," was the answer, given mechanically, not because Caroline wished to go, but because she felt she could not abandon Shirley.
