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”uldyousifyousa”
”ithinksoofurse,sotisitoonlight,andiuldseetheirfaceshelightofthelanteoftenfell
upontheirfaces”
thenstablenodded
”thedescriptionsansly,”hesaidtocaptaindave,”tothetenheshoptheplacelythe
headquartersofagangofthieves”
”please,sir,”theboysaid,”eshutupinanotherplaceiafraidofbeinghtheotherstheyhavesheyeifisayae
ihavesaid”
captaindavetooktheothertenaside
”uldyounotlettheboyehoe”hesaid”ibelievehisstoryisatrueonehehasbeenterrifiedintohelpingthatrasself,
buttheyintoit,asotherwisehewould
havefoundoutrobertsabsento
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wheneverheisrequired”
”iuldnotdothatself,”thenstablesaid,”butiwillgoroundtotheurtnohtheboysnfession,andihavenodoubtthealdegobutletgiveyouae:
dontlethitiroutofthehouseafterdarkthat
thereisabiggangnceedinthisrobbery,andtheothersofhebootyatthereceiverstheyknowhow
,butifhebacktoyouthey
hathehadpeachedifheoutafterdark,the
chancesingbackagainno,nohink
ofit,iaureyouhadbetterlethitayaster
apartfroheothers,andkehiortableyou
see,atpresentennceedinthe
robberiesyouybesurethattheyareoveonour
part,andiftheykneighttakethe
aladkeoff”
”hinkso,ihere”
”iaurethatithebestplan”
”youakehiortable,sterholroyd”
”yes;youneednot,captaindot”
theythentuedtotheboy
”youovedatheothers,to”captaindavesaid,
”andholroydhasprosedtokeyoufortable”
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kindto,ithinkyoue”
”iforgiveyou,to”captaindavesaid,puttinghishandontheboysshoulder”ihopethatthisoyou,allyour
lifeyouseeallthishaseuponyoubecauseyouowardifyouhadbeenabraveladyoueto
steryoughthavebeensurethatiory
asheirs,andidontthinkishouldhavedecidedagainstyouunderthecircutancesitroberts;
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suspicionsthereisnothingsobadasisthefatherofallfaultsaaintobealiar,forhe
hesitatetotellanyfalsehoodtoshelterhirohensequencesofafaultinyourcase,yousee,adeyouathief;andinsourderhowever,
lad,iforgiveyoufreelyyouhavebeenweak,andyourweaknesshasdeyouacrinal;butithasbeenagainstyourohenallthisisover,iaylivetobe
anhonestnandagoodcitizenyet”
telateintheeveningafter
beingengagedlongerthanusualinkingupanuerofacuntsforoneofhiscustorshehadethroughleadenhallstreet,andhadenteredthelaneade,when
heheardafootstepbehindhihetuedhalfroundtoseewhowasfollo,endousbloheheadh
struckhienselesstotheground
afteratihelynsciousthathearriedalong
heove;thereethinginhisuththat
preventedhiroallingout,andhisheaduffledinacloakhefelttooinutelaterhehearda
voice,thatsoundedbelo,say,
”haveyougothi
”ihavegothillright,”anwhowas
carryinghi
thenhefeltthatheestairs
sooookhiandhehrohentherewasa
slightrattlingnoise,followedbyaregularsoundhewonderedvaguelyeb
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heuldthinkhehaddoubtlessbeen
eofthefriendsoftheprisoners,partly,
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roughlythrustinsoethingheavy
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hisheadpreventedhisbreathingfreely,thegaginhisuthpressedonhistongue,andgavehieverepain,ely
froheeffectsoftheblow
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attaeinsecuringhisar,believing
thatthebloquietuntilhewassafe
onboardshipituchdifficultythathe
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