"
"When shall I start?"
"At once; there is no time to be lost. Will you ride my horse? "
"My Own will serve me better; suspicions might be aroused if I should be
seen on yours."
"Very true; I had not thought of that. You are to make all speed, and go
direct to Master Revere's. Say to him that George Messerve, who has been
appointed distributor of the tax stamps for New Hampshire, will arrive in
Boston shortly, if, indeed, he is not already there. Tell Master Revere
that the feeling in our section grows stronger against this last
imposition every day, until there is danger lest the excesses which marked
the 26th of August in Boston may be repeated here. He will understand what
it is we want him to do."
"Shall I have time -"
"You will not have time for delay. Start at once, and as you perform this
mission, so will you be benefiting yourself in the project of the mill."
"It does not require I should know that in order to be faithful to the
trust imposed upon me. I was about to ask if I should have time to attend
to raising the amount of my taxes, for I have twice been warned that they
are due".
"I will see to it that you do not suffer by the delay. Go at once, and let
nothing detain you; we expect the message will be delivered early to-
morrow morning." Neal's home lay two miles west of Portsmouth, and
without waiting to attend to the business for which he had visited the
town, he hastened toward it at a rapid pace.
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