deputy-watchman

Updated: June 30, 2025

"You've got some money about you, I suppose?" said Schwartz. Madame Fontaine's generosity, when she gave Jack the money to buy a pair of gloves, had left a small surplus in his pocket. He made a last effort to escape from the deputy-watchman. "There's the money," he said. "Give me back the bottle, and go and drink by yourself."

Wilkie Collins - Jezebel's Daughter