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As M'Guire drew near his heart was inflamed by the most noble sentiment of triumph. Guilty England would thus be stabbed in the most delicate quarters; the moment had, indeed, been well selected; and M'Guire, with a radiant provision of the event, drew merrily nearer. Suddenly his eye alighted on the burly form of a policeman, standing hard by the effigy in an attitude of watch.
He glanced at the church clock; and sure enough, it marked an hour four minutes faster than the watch. Of all that he endured, M'Guire declares that pang was the most desolate.
His house was visited in the night by whitefeet and ribbonmen his doom was communicated to him, by the post, in letters, signed by Terry Alt, or Molly M'Guire, or he was suddenly shot, like a dog, by the orders of Captain Rock. Yet even these violent inflictions rather punished than prevented the conduct against which they were directed.
And Zero, leaning back in his chair, narrated the following simple tale. I dined by appointment with one of our most trusted agents, in a private chamber at St. James's Hall. You have seen the man: it was M'Guire, the most chivalrous of creatures, but not himself expert in our contrivances.
I was sure M'Guire was wrong; this morning, before day, I flew to Zero; he confirmed my fears; I beheld you, my beloved Harry, fall a victim to my own contrivances. I knew then I loved you Harry, will you go now? Will you not spare me this unwilling crime? Harry remained speechless, his eyes fixed upon the box: at last he turned to her. 'Is it, he asked hoarsely, 'an infernal machine?
When next he awoke to consciousness, he was standing before St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, wavering like a drunken man; the passers-by regarding him with eyes in which he read, as in a glass, an image of the terror and horror that dwelt within his own. 'I am afraid you are very ill, sir, observed a woman, stopping and gazing hard in his face. 'Can I do anything to help you? 'Ill? said M'Guire.
Here, sir, is a sovereign; which I very willingly advance to you, on the single condition that you shave your chin. M'Guire grasped the coin without a word; cast it to the cabman, calling out to him to keep the change; bounded down the steps, flung the bag far forth into the river, and fell headlong after it. He was plucked from a watery grave, it is believed, by the hands of Mr. Godall.
His first accomplice was Barney M'Guire, who until a fourteen stretch sent him to Botany Bay played Clytus to David's Alexander, and it was at Portobello Races that their brilliant partnership began. Hitherto Haggart had worked by stealth; he had tracked his booty under the cloud of night.
"Search him, Martin, lad, whilst I hold him; then we'll pay him out for Tarleton's hanging of poor Sandy M'Guire." I held my peace and let them search, taking the threat for a bit of soldier bullyragging meant to keep me quiet.
The child cried aloud with joy and put out her hands to take it. She had looked first at the bag, like a true child; but most unfortunately, before she had yet received the fatal gift, her eyes fell directly on M'Guire; and no sooner had she seen the poor gentleman's face, than she screamed out and leaped backward, as though she had seen the devil.
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