‘Do that again,’ he said softly, ‘and I’ll make you sorry you ever came to
England. “I repeat, gentlemen,” he said, in an ominously low tone, “what of it?”
Drummond shrugged his shoulders. "It's
runnin' a great risk. He walked on for an hour longer, till he could scarcely drag one
leg after another. To be free of outward distraction, he
shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly,
with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one
end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face;
the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store
of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native
huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony;
the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its
white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms,
now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. "I'm your dupe no longer. Such was the terror inspired by Wild's vindictive character, that few durst face
him who had given him cause for displeasure. It does not work, I still suffer madness. He made Hong-Kong
at dusk: wet, hungry, and a bit groggy for the want of sleep; but he was in no
wise discouraged. Here, according to another old
custom, already alluded to, a criminal taken to execution was allowed to halt at a
tavern, called the Crown, and take a draught from St. Kneebone, then, sat down to await the arrival of his expected guest. You are French?"
"No. Sepulchre's
church, and hurrying down Snow Hill, darted into the first turning on the left. "It's the boy's death-warrant," observed Jonathan, with a sinister smile.
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