Unlocking several doors, he came to a dark vault, that
would have rivalled the gloomiest cell in Newgate, into which he thrust Thames,
and fastened the door. Manned by a couple of watermen, who
rowed with great swiftness, this wherry dashed through the current in the track
of the fugitive, of whom it was evidently in pursuit, and upon whom it
perceptibly gained. “I made two fruit
pies and now I have no one to eat them. Let me make your
future for you. Then you have altered not only
that, but your manner of dressing it. Beyond the hatch, an angle,
formed by a projection in the wall of some three or four feet, served to hide a
door conducting to the interior of the prison. ‘Danged if I ever hear the like! A
Frenchie is what you are, and there ain’t no granddaughter Charvill no more. Stark and stark! Do you remember it all?. Tears started to the young man's eyes on beholding the change, and it was with
difficulty he could command himself sufficiently to make the inquiries he
desired to do respecting the former owner of the house. Great stone staircases leading no one knew whither, and long
gloomy passages, impressed the occasional visitor with the idea that he was
traversing a building of vast extent; and, though this was not the case in reality,
the deception was so cleverly contrived that it seldom failed of producing the
intended effect. But if you have considerable money, you had better leave it in the
office safe. And this damning evidence―’ with a
brusque gesture at the portrait ‘―must also be destroyed. “I can get you,” Mr.
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