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Left to himself, Amsted lay in bed in the Monk's Room with the pleasant consciousness that he was not so badly hurt as he had imagined.
Certainly he had managed the removal without much inconvenience. On a calm review of his position he could not deny that he had behaved in an exceedingly foolish manner. He had not been able to resist the temptation of coming back to England at a time when his presence involved his liberty. He knew he was not so black as he had been painted, and there were persons who declared that when matters came to be investigated it would be found that Amsted was not very seriously to blame.