Two Little Pilgrims' Progress
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"What I told you I was going to. There wasn't much to say—just told her we had saved our money and gone away for a few days; and we were all right and she needn't worry."
Everything was very still about them. There was no moon, and but for the stars it would have been very dark. As it was, the stillness of night and sleep, and the sombreness of the hour, might have made less daring little creatures feel timid and alone.
"Let us take hold of each other's hands as we walk along," said Meg. "It will make us feel nearer and and twinner"
And so, hand in hand, they went out on the road together.
