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He then gave the key to the Kinchen, requesting him to use the utmost vigilance to prevent the escape of the prisoner, and to supply him every day with sufficient food and water. 'You perceive, my boy, said Frank, 'that I am disposed to place the utmost confidence in your integrity and faithfulness.
'Yes and devilish glad of the chance, replied the stranger, gazing at Fred Archer with much interest. Fred was a good looking young man, genteelly dressed, but with a dissipated, rakish air. 'Very well that matter is settled, said the Dead Man. 'Three of us will be enough to do the job, and therefore we shan't want your assistance, Kinchen, he added, addressing the boy.
He thought somewhat in this wise: 'There is no possible means of egress from this place, except thro' the ball room, which is crowded with guests. True, I might bind and gag the Kinchen, but his struggles would be sure to attract attention and my discovery and capture would be the result. It is evident, therefore, that I cannot carry him forcibly hence, with safety to myself. Shall I murder him?
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