So George kissed his wife and took heart again . Then the kind old lady brought Harry in dressed as a little girl . And a very pretty girl he made too . They called him ` Harriet , ' as it was so like Harry it was easy to remember . Harry did not know his mamma , dressed as she was , and clung to the kind lady , feeling rather afraid of the strange young man . That was just as well , as he was too young to understand what this dressing-up and pretending meant , and he might have spoiled it all by calling the nice-looking young man ` Mamma . ' So the kind lady was going with them , pretending to be the little girl 's aunt . When everything was ready they got into a cab , and drove to the wharf . The two young men , as they seemed to be , got out , Eliza helping the kind lady and little girl , while George saw to the luggage . As he was standing at the office , taking the tickets , George overheard two men talking by his side . ` I 've watched every one that came on board , ' said one , ` and I know they are not on this boat . ' ` You would scarcely know the woman from a white one , ' said the other . ` The man is very fair too . He has an H burned into the palm of his hand . ' The hand with which George was taking the tickets and change trembled a little , but he turned calmly round , looked straight at the speaker , and then walked slowly away to where Eliza was waiting for him . It was a terribly anxious time , but at last the bell rang , the boat began to move , and George and Eliza drew long sighs of relief as they saw the shore getting farther and farther away . It was a lovely day . The blue waves of Lake Erie danced , rippling and sparkling , in the sunlight . Hour after hour the boat steamed on . Night came ; and in the morning , clear and beautiful before them , rose the shores of Canada .
XXXXX and his wife stood arm in arm as the boat came near the little town , where they were going to land .
Canada Eliza Erie George Harriet Harry Night day dressing-up hour