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He took the money, saluted, and with softened tread left the cabin. He was not a hard man, and had meant to do his duty when he heard Bolger speak of Adair's intended escape; but a hundred guineas was a large sum to him.
"No, Madam," and the sergeant looked, not at her, but away past her, as if addressing the trees around him, "I am in charge of the Marine guard on board the Scarborough. Put in here for supplies. Ship bound to Batavia for stores, under orders of Deputy-Commissary Bolger, who is on board." "Ah!" and she shuddered. "Matthews, do not tell him I am here. See, I am in your power.
There was a kindly ring in his voice which encouraged her. "Matthews, did you hear what Mr. Bolger was saying?" The sergeant looked stolidly before him. "I did, madam part of it." "Part?" she repeated agitatedly. "Yes, madam about Adair and some other men." She pressed her hand to her throat. Matthews was an old, tried servant of her husband's in former years. "Close the door!" she said suddenly.
With an evil look Bolger left them, and the surgeon, turning to Belton, said: "That settles him, anyway, for a time. He's a thorough scoundrel, I believe. Mrs. Clinton has a positive horror of the man; yet the brute is continually pestering her with offers of his services. Now I must go below again to poor Clinton."
Bolger" and she placed her hand on his cuff, shuddering as she did so "you are not a rich man. Will you can I will a hundred guineas buy your silence? It is all I have. Forget that which you know. Let these wretched men escape. What harm can it do you?" His savage, brutal nature came out, and he laughed coarsely. "None, but but you would like to see them get away, would you not?"
"Good," said Adair at last. Then they quickly separated. Six bells had struck when Jacob Bolger opened his cabin door, peered cautiously about, and then, stepping quickly to Mrs. Clinton's door, turned the handle without knocking, and entered. "Why do you come here, Mr. Bolger?" said Marion Clinton, with a terrified look in her dark eyes.
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