1. The carriage, which it has been mentioned drove up to the Six Bells, contained
four persons,—Jonathan Wild, his two janizaries, and his porter, Obadiah
Lemon. He then descended; and having induced Bess to
take off some part of her clothing, he tore the gown and petticoat into shreds and
twisted them into a sort of rope which he fastened to the lower bars of the
window. ‘I’m only a poor country wench, child. ’ There was satisfaction in Melusine’s voice. That would be an unkind twist of fate. But Sheppard was not to be silenced. Nobody could possibly find him now. "
Sheppard was no match for his opponent, for, though he possessed more science,
he was deficient in weight and strength; and, after a short round, in which he had
decidedly the worst of it, a well-directed hit on the nob stretched him at full
length on the floor. "I vent to de New Prish'n, and on wishitin' his shel vid
de turnkey, vot should ve find but de shains on de ground, de vinder broken, and
Jack and Agevorth Besh gone. "A thousand pounds," he observed, gloomily, "is a heavy price to pay for
doubtful secrecy, when certain silence might be so cheaply procured. ‘You know?’
‘Come, come, Melusine.
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