A few words passed between him and the thief-taker as the latter came
up; after which, all the party—with the exception of Quilt, who was left on shore
—embarked within the wherry, which was pushed from the strand and rowed
swiftly along the stream—for the tide was in its favour—by a couple of
watermen. The latter formed by far
the most knavish-looking and unprepossessing portion of the assemblage. I hope I haven't given any unintentional offence?" said
the widow, again meekly appealing to Wood. The light would betray us. "
"Bull's eye!" piped O'Higgins. One point in her narrative stood out beyond all others. But—”
The tired woman raised her eyebrows in mild protest. If you know
her for the vicious, scheming wretch that she is, why in God’s name—?’
‘She’s not a vicious, scheming wretch,’ Gerald said calmly. "Jack Sheppard had a visitor, I understand, yesterday, and may
make an attempt to escape. Two souls in travail; one inspired by
fresh hopes, the other, by fresh despairs. ”
“It is,” he replied, “the one humiliation of my life. "
O'Higgins emptied an inside pocket—and purposely let the battered photograph
fall to the ground. One chance in a thousand, and that would be
the girl. He was no match for
Brendon. And the
bedchamber, for which Melusine instantly headed, was almost bright.
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