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"Do you really think we're wise to--to leave our hoth, pensively, the firelight casting its glow across her cheek and glinting in her eyes

"Wise? Yes We can't stay here, that's certain And what is there to fear out in the world? With our fireare of fire itself, our science and our huence, we're far more than a match for all enemies, whether of the beast-world or of that race of the Horde I hate, in a way, to revisit the ruins of New York, for hastly, too hideous, now, after the big fight

"Boston will be a clean ground for us, with infinite resources And as I said before, there's the Cae observatory It's only two or three miles back in the forest, from the coast; maybe not more than half a mile from some part of the Charles River We can sail up, camp on Soldiers' Field, and visit it easily Why not?"

He sat down on the tiger-rug before the fire, near the girl She drew his head down into her lap; then, when he was lying co with his thick hair, as he loved so well to have her do

"If you think it's all right, Allan," said she, "we'll go I hat you want"

"That's ineer "We'll be ready to start in a few days now The boat's next thing to finished What with the breadfruit, soods now on our shelves, we've certainly got enough supplies to stock her a twoYou see, the world's lain untouched byeffect of eneral piracy has vanished

"The soil's got back to its natural state, aniood supply of cartridges, we can live aler Oh, yes, I remember the line of blue smokeyesterday over the hills to ard; but what does that prove? LightningAnd we can't always stay here, Beta, just because there ers out yonder!"

He flung one arht, beyond the panes where thecheerlessly

"No, we can't camp down here indefinitely Now's the tiht civilized food on hand, for a good cruise in the Adventure The chance of finding other people somewhere is too precious not to make any risk worth while"