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. ”
Cathy hugged her. We’ll
find a way to survive. One thing may be a
necessary collateral of the others. Quite!”
He sat in the arm-chair and took tea, and consumed several of the extra cakes
which she had sent out for and talked to her and expressed himself, looking very
earnestly at her with his deep-set eyes, and carefully avoiding any crumbs on his
mustache the while. By some it was affirmed that a subterranean
communication existed between the thief-taker's abode and Newgate, by means
of which he was enabled to maintain a secret correspondence with the
imprisoned felons: by others, that an under-ground passage led to extensive
vaults, where such malefactors as he chose to screen from justice might lie
concealed till the danger was blown over.
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