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Words cannot describe Ralph's rejoicing at this news. Vague as it was, merely suggesting, not stating any terms, he felt that it was the dawn of new hopes, a stepping-stone on the path of his long-cherished ambition.
Like dark gold it showed under the evening sun, and the painted and gilded imagery shone like jewels upon it. "Yea," said the monk, as he noted Ralph's wonder at this wonder; "a most goodly house it is, and happy shall they be that dwell there." Therewith he led Ralph on, turning aside through the great square.
Such was the place and such the society in which Ralph spent the seven days between the day on which he surrendered and that on which he was indicted for treason. The little window looked out into the streets, and once or twice daily Simeon Stagg, who discovered the locality of Ralph's confinement, came and exchanged some words of what were meant for solace with his friend.
Our farm nestled down under the steep, brown downs, just beside the Roman road to Canterbury; Stone Street the Street we called it. Ralph's land was just on the other side of the Street, and the shepherds on the downs used to see of nights a dead-and-gone Rooksby, Sir Peter that was, ride upon it past the quarry with his head under his arm.
He limped off after I hit him, but I followed the trail easily and found him in the pecan grove, dead from whar I had struck him in the neck." This cool answer almost took Ralph's breath away from him. "It was I struck him in the neck, Hank Stiger, and the deer belongs to me, and you sha'n't bluff me out of my meat, either." "Hush, Ralph, don't be so headstrong," remonstrated Dan, in low tones.
Ralph's heart, which had been very light when he saw that there was a chance they might continue their journey, sank again when the officer mentioned the amount of security he demanded, for he knew that the united funds of his and George's fell far short of the sum, and what little they had would be actually necessary for their expenses on the road.
To these were added such considerations as the constant residence of Mr Squeers at a long distance from London, which rendered his association with Mrs Sliderskew a mere masquerading frolic, in which nobody was likely to recognise him, either at the time or afterwards; the impossibility of Ralph's undertaking the task himself, he being already known to her by sight; and various comments on the uncommon tact and experience of Mr Squeers: which would make his overreaching one old woman a mere matter of child's play and amusement.
He claimed the fair Aim-sa to himself, and was ready to uphold his claim so long as he had life. All that long evening he heeded nothing of the dark expression of Ralph's face. The furtive glances from his brother's eyes were lost upon him, and even had he seen them their meaning would have had no terrors for him.
The mule raised his head and looked around him, then he rested his nose against Ralph's shoulder again. "We'll stay together, won't we, old fellow? We'll keep each other company till they come for us. I'm glad I found you, Jasper; I'm very glad."
Fine 'uns too." The man opened Ralph's creel, and held it out for Mark to see, the lad nodding at the sight. "Know'd where the good uns was." "And what were you going to do with him?" said Mark quietly. "We had to ketch him first," said the man, with a savagely stupid grin.
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