If she could only get across that river , Eliza felt she would be safe . She went to a little inn on the bank , where a kind-looking woman was busy cooking supper . ` Is there a boat that takes people across the river now ? ' she asked . ` No , indeed , ' replied the woman . ` The boats has stopped running . It is n't safe , there be too many blocks of ice floating about . ' Eliza looked so sad and disappointed when she heard this , that the good woman was sorry for her . Harry too was so tired , that he began to cry . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- ` Here , take him into this room , ' said the woman , opening the door into a small bed-room . Eliza laid her tired little boy upon the bed , and he soon fell fast asleep . But for her there was no rest . She stood at the window , watching the river with its great floating blocks of ice , wondering how she could cross it . As she stood there she heard a shout . Looking up she saw Sam . She drew back just in time , for Haley and Andy were riding only a yard or two behind him . It was a dreadful moment for Eliza . Her room opened by a side door to the river . She seized her child and sprang down the steps towards it . Haley caught sight of her as she disappeared down the bank .
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