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"Ah! then, Muster Gashford," said Flinders, with the deepest pathos, "it's yer own mother would plade wid ye for the poor boy's life, av she was here think o' that. Sure he's young and inexparienced, an' it's the first offince he's iver committed " "No, not the first" interrupted Gashford. "The first that I knows on," returned Flinders. "Tell me does Westly know of this proposal of yours?"
You are of such of such an impetuous nature, said Gashford, changing his manner for one of the utmost good fellowship and the pleasantest raillery; 'you are such an excitable creature but you'll drink with me before you go? 'Oh, yes certainly, growled Dennis, drawing his sleeve across his thirsty lips. 'No malice, brother. Drink with Muster Gashford!
'I'd have known you for one, anywhere. With which remark he gave the visitor admission, retired, and shut the door. The man who now confronted Gashford, was a squat, thickset personage, with a low, retreating forehead, a coarse shock head of hair, and eyes so small and near together, that his broken nose alone seemed to prevent their meeting and fusing into one of the usual size.
"I believe you are humbugging us," said Gashford. "Whisht, sor listen!" The breaking of twigs was heard faintly in the distance, and, a few moments later, the tramp, apparently, of a body of men. Presently dark forms were dimly seen to be advancing. "Now's your time, gineral! Give it 'em hot," whispered Flinders. "Ready! Present!
Gashford meant to ask Flinders for an explanation as he ran, but the latter rendered this impossible by outrunning him. He reached the prison first, and had already entered when the others came up and ran in. He shut the door and locked it on the inside. "Now, then, listen, all of ye," he said, panting vehemently, "an' take in what I say, for the time's short.
Ha ha! Well! That being the law and the practice of England, is the glory of England, an't it, Muster Gashford? 'Certainly, said the secretary. 'And in times to come, pursued the hangman, 'if our grandsons should think of their grandfathers' times, and find these things altered, they'll say, "Those were days indeed, and we've been going down hill ever since." Won't they, Muster Gashford?
'I hope you have suffered no inconvenience from your late exertions, Dennis? 'I always will say of you, Muster Gashford, returned the hangman, staring at him, 'that that 'ere quiet way of yours might almost wake a dead man. It is, he added, with a muttered oath still staring at him in a thoughtful manner 'so awful sly! 'So distinct, eh Dennis?
'Quite sure, eh, Muster Gashford? chuckled the hangman. Gashford paused a moment, struggling with his caution and his malice; then putting himself between the two men, and laying a hand upon the arm of each, said, in a cramped whisper: 'Do not, my good friends I am sure you will not forget our talk one night in your house, Dennis about this person.
He flung himself down sulkily on the ground beside the fire and began to fill his pipe. Most of the others followed his example, and sat chatting about the recent escape, while a few, rolling themselves in their blankets, resigned themselves to sleep. About an hour later, as had been predicted, the moon rose, and Gashford with his men set forth.
He was out, Barnaby told him; had gone out more than an hour ago; and had not yet returned. 'Dennis! said the smiling secretary, in his smoothest voice, as he sat down cross-legged on a barrel, 'Dennis! The hangman struggled into a sitting posture directly, and with his eyes wide open, looked towards him. 'How do you do, Dennis? said Gashford, nodding.
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