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The full story—or as much as Gerald knew—of Valade’s machinations
shocked the old lady so much that she was obliged to recruit her strength with a
refill from the Madeira decanter. "Do you take me for a thiefcatcher, like Jonathan Wild, that you dare to affront me by such a proposal?"
"No offence, Sir," rejoined the jailer, humbly. “The fellow seems to
know your name, Miss Pellissier, and that you have lived in Paris. "Nothing more than this," answered Kneebone,—"that after the failure of his
projects, and the downfall of his party, he retired to his seat, Ashton Hall, near
Manchester, and has remained there ever since, entirely secluded from the
world. Her pa was
only the smithy. Yet, stay! There is one thing I wish you to do. Also, you must send someone to fetch my
horse—at least, it is not mine but I have borrowed it to come here—because it
will be dark very soon and—’
‘Woof! Hold it, hold it,’ begged the sergeant. He beamed as she whispered to
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him that she had seen a table so fine or tasted such
wonders. Her name was Rhea.
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