"May I be cursed," muttered Sheppard, as he slunk away with (as the woollendraper pleasantly observed) 'a couple of boxes in charge,' "if ever I try to be
honest again!"
"Take a little toasted cheese with the swig, Mr. I found the
door locked as usual, but when we entered this room everything was as you see. Anna came back into the sitting-room with a
little sigh of relief. Diamonds! You shall have all that you can carry away, sacks full if
you like. Grasping one
of chairs about the little table, he drew it forward and sat astride it, in a fashion
as insolent as it was unexpected. But the fall was too great, and he abandoned the attempt. Your purposes are defeated. ‘I only
wish I might have won her confidence. This formidable person, who was no other than the renowned Figg,
the "Atlas of the sword," as he is termed by Captain Godfrey, had removed his
hat and "skull covering," and was wiping the heat from his bepatched and closeshaven pate. It's hereditary, like de jigt, vat you call it—gout
—haw! haw!"
"If the child is destined to the gibbet, Van Galgebrok," replied the Master,
joining in the laugh, "it'll never be choked by a footman's cravat, that's certain;
but, in regard to going back empty-handed," continued he, altering his tone, and
assuming a dignified air, "it's quite out of the question. She stood
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there, broken bottle still in hand. "
"Anything like that?"
"Yes; but the colour is lavender. "You didn't spend it?"
"I never intended to spend it—any more than I really intended to steal it.
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