"I will take them," he says. "We will leave now, tonight. I can cross safely. They will hide in the back, under some lumber. I will bring them as far as Jack's and be back by tomorrow night.

"It's not safe," one woman tells him. "If you're caught, you will be arrested along with them.

"I won't be caught."

"Think of your new bride."

"She'll worry, but she'll be fine."

"If you're caught they will arrest her as well."

"No. Her father and brother were killed by us. They will not arrest her."