’ ‘But I find it was extremely kind of him,’ protested Melusine, ‘and since it is that he is not any more under arrest—’ ‘No, he ain’t,’ interrupted Trodger in some dudgeon. ’ Melusine swung away and moved to stare dully out of the window of the little chapel vestry onto the mews outside. What he told the vicomte I was not privileged to learn. '" "What is that?" she asked. ’ Melusine hardly dared believe she had heard him aright. He suddenly became eloquent and plausible. I am not boring you, am I?” She raised her eyes to his and smiled into his face. " "Where are they?" "Ay, where are they?" chorussed the mob, flourishing their various weapons, and flashing their torches in the air; "we'll starve 'em out. Her fingers clutched the side of the door as though to steady herself. 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. "One of the consequences of criminal conduct, is the shame and disgrace which—worse than any punishment the evil-doer can suffer—is brought by it upon the innocent relatives; and, if Jack had considered this, perhaps he would not have acted as he has done, and have entailed so much misery on his unhappy parent.
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