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The energy with which Mr Hazlit poured out his words, and, as it seemed to Timms, the free and easy magnificence of his ideas were overpowering. "W'y, sir, I ain't got no money to do sitch a thing with," he said at last, with a broad grin.
Timms, this is a serious matter. You should be very sure of the truth of a statement like this. You say you think they are counterfeits: why?" "If the papers can be handed to me," said the witness, "I will show what leads me to think so."
On the contrary, their behaviour was grave and decent, their public devotions were closed with a Psalm, and with many demonstrations of repentance they resigned their lives, on the 11th of August, 1727; Timms being about twenty-eight years of age, Perry near forty, and Brown somewhat less than twenty-four years old, at the time of their execution.
I'm glad we come right over after her urgin' us so; it seems more cordial than to keep her expectin' us. I expect she'll urge us terribly to remain with her over-night." "Oh, I ain't prepared," began Miss Pickett, but she looked pleased. At that moment there was a slow withdrawal of the bolt inside, and a key was turned, the front door opened, and Mrs. Timms stood before them with a smile.
Timms finally, as she stood in the door with her set smile; and as they departed she came out and began to fasten up a rose-bush that climbed a narrow white ladder by the steps. "Oh, my goodness alive!" exclaimed Mrs. Flagg, after they had gone some distance in aggrieved silence, "if I haven't gone and forgotten my bag! I ain't goin' back, whatever happens.
Aileen, my dear, we will go now." Aileen said good-night at once to the sick woman and followed her father as he went out, repeating "Good-evening, Timms, think over my suggestion." They walked slowly home without speaking. Soon they reached the cottage by the sea.
Such was the beastly ferocity in his face and posture that both Private Timms and Private Mulligan, themselves men of more than average strength, paused and looked at the corporal for further orders. "Arrest that man," said the corporal again, preserving at the same time an attitude that revealed a complete readiness for swift disappearance.
I almost wonder you took the trouble to read and notice the novelette of an anonymous scribe, who had not even the manners to tell you whether he was a man or a woman, or whether his 'C. T. meant Charles Timms or Charlotte Tomkins." There are two or three things noticeable in the letter from which these extracts are taken.
From thence she found means of escape by wheedling one of the keeper's servants, and afterwards took lodgings in the house where this Timms worked. Whether she had any hand in persuading him to go out robbing or no, I cannot take upon me to say, but soon after, he, with his companions, Perry and Brown, on the 3rd of May, went out with a design to rob upon Hounslow Heath.
"Signed, John Ryland, Reynold Hogg, John Sutcliff, Andrew Fuller, Abraham Greenwood, Edward Sherman, Joshua Burton, Samuel Pearce, Thomas Blundel, William Heighton, John Eayres, Joseph Timms; whose subscriptions in all amounted to £13:2:6."
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