tle,rushoutandhaveat
theherebeforeyouwill”
johnen,enteredtheshop,andstood
thereasterthelatterand
cyrilreinedattheiltheysahedoorofthewarehouseopen,andthenhurrieddoairsbothheirstockingedfeet,sothattheirventsshouldbenoiseless
”eon,john;theyareintheyard,”thecaptainwhispered;andtheyenteredthenoiselesslyon,untiltheystoodatthedoortheprocessofunbarringthegatewasnearlyacplishedasitshisletohis
lipsandblehethreerushedforward
there,afierceirecation,andthreeofthe
fourfiguresatthegatesprangatthescarceablowhadbeenstrucken
foughtstoutly,butashford,knifein
hand,hadattackedjohnwilkes,
ashisattentionenoutside,hadnot
cyrilbroughthiscudgeldoha
yellofpain,hedroppedtheknifeandfledupthelanehehadgonebutashortdistance,hoothehandsofthetwo
nstables,oneoftherotly
knockedhiohhiscudgel,andthenproceededtobindhishandsbehindhiheotherranontojoininthefrayitwasoverbeforehegotthere,andhisradeswereengagedinbindingthetfrosthadtakennopartinthefighthestoodlookingon,paralysedenwere
overpoastertohavercy
onhi
”itistoolate,to”thee
foths,andnointheactyouo
takeyourshareinthepunishntyouareaprisonerofthenstableshere,andnotofne,andevenifiolet
yougo,theyatterstill,ifyoukea
cleanbreastofyouknoit,ioget
youofflightly;andseeingthatyouarebutaboy,andhavebeen,perhaps,ledintothis,theybedisposedtobehardonyoupickupthatlanteandbringithere,john;letusseeplunder,theyakingoffh”
theree,butabagntainingsofiftypounds
ofbrassandpperfittingsoneofthenstablestookpossessionofthis
”youhadbetterealongasterdot,
tosignthechargesheet,thoughidontknoheritisaltogetheeedful,seeingthatintheact;and
youorrotenoclock”
”ihyou,”thecaptainsaid;”butislipinand
putshoeson;ibroughttheoyhandandshallbereadyinanuteyouyashisgateagain,johniwillgo
outthroughthefrontdoorandjointhenthelane”asheintothehouse,johnhegateandputupthebar,thentookupthelanteandsaidtocyril,
”astercyril,thishasbeenagoodnightsightythankfuliahatthepiratesitwasagooddayforusalletotheighthavegoneon
robbinghiilltheticathatthereoretorob;
andishouldneverhaveheldupheadagain,forthoughthecaptaintoruin,
otherpeopleightneverhavegota
yinnocencenogototheendofthe
yardandseeiftheydidnagetogetintotheeansofthatcrane,asyouthoughttheydid”
theyfoundthatthecranehadbeensjustfarenoughtoaffordafootholdtothoseloselvesontoitfroheroofthedooroftheloftstoodopen
”justasyousaidyouuldnothavebeenrighter,notifyouhadseenthetitandnoayasheplace
again,andtuinthecaptainhasgotthekeyofthefrontdoor,andofthestairs”
oventinthehouse,and
dootheshop,hhadbeenalreadyopenedbyjohnwilkes”itseequiethere,houttheapprentices,johnisthereanywayinhicanhelp”
”no,thankyou,sirovingthegoodsabouttillafterbreakfast,andthen,nodoubt,thecaptainanintohelpireckonheogetaneighbourintogiveaneyetotheplacetheurt”
”iseethereistheropestillhangingfroheiryrilsaid,asheoutintotheyard
”ithoughtitbesttoleaveitthere,”johnwilkesreplied,”andiaintbeenupintothelofteitheritisbesttoleavettersjustastheythe
urttolookatthe”
ilyasseledatbreakfast,sdotwaslookingverygravethecaptain,ontheotherhand,alspiritsnellie,asusual,elate
”hatcyrilalone
other
”johnwilkesisdoeup
andhavehisbreakfastherreplied
”areboththeapprenticesout,then”sheasked”theapprentily
”inlio,fatherean”
”itansthattheyareingaol,dear”
nellieputdoheknifeandforkthatshehadjusttakenup”areyoujoking,father”
”veryfarfrot,dear;itisnojoketoanyofuscertainlynotto,andnottorobertashford,ortorosttheyhavebeenrobbingforthelastyear,and,foraughtiknohatifithadnotbeenforstercyrilithavebeenverylongbeforeishouldhavehadtoputshuttersup”
”buthoheyrobyou,father”
”bystealinggoods,andsellingthenellietheheydiditselvesbyaropefroheirotheroofof
theogetdotheotherendontothecrane,and
thenintotheloftthentheydoooktheyhada
fancyto,undidthedoor,andintotheyard,andthenhandedovertheirbootytothefelloingatthegateforitlastnightatit,afterhavingbeenonthechforten
days”
”thatisiheardlastnight,then,”shesaid”iwaswokebyaloudle,andtheniheardasoundofquarrellingandfightinginthelaneithoughtitero
