'Oh dear!' thought Trinket. 'I can see it's going to be harder to escape from her than from any number of troopers!' He spotted a field of tall millet, and made a dash towards it. The stalks were more than a man's height. It seemed his only hope of getting away from both the Princess and the troopers at the same time. He was just doing his best to hide himself between two of the serried rows of millet, when he felt a yank on the back of his jacket. 'And where do you think you're off to?' It was her again. He laughed nervously. 'Quick! You hide over there' 'No thank you! I'm staying here, right next to you!' And so they made their way together deeper into the millet field. As they did so, they could hear Zeng Rou's voice behind them and before long both she and the Little Countess had joined them in their hiding'place. They heard the sound of horsemen coming closer, shouting orders as they continued their search. They must have seen us!' whispered the startled Princess. 'No they haven't! Not yet! Be quiet!'

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