“Now,” was his debate with himself “shall I foller you on, or shall I let you loose for this once, and go a fishing?” The debate continuing, he followed, as a precautionary measure in any case, and got him again in sight. “If I was to let you loose this once,” said Riderhood then, still following, “I could make you come to me agin, or I could find you out in one way or another. If I wasn’t to go a fishing, others might.⁠—I’ll let you loose this once, and go a fishing!” With that, he suddenly dropped the pursuit and turned.