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"I know Monsieur de Saint-Yves is in it; it was through his papers we traced you," I said. "Do you consent to make a clean breast of the others?" "I do I will!" he cried. "The 'ole crew of 'em; there's good names among 'em. I'll be King's evidence." "So that all shall hang except yourself? You damned villain!" I broke out. "Understand at once that I am no spy or thief-taker.
As she looked in this direction, the thief-taker raised his eyes those gray, blood-thirsty eyes! their glare froze the life-blood in her veins. As she averted her gaze, a terrible idea crossed her. Why was he there? why did the tempter dare to invade that sacred spot! She could not answer her own questions, but vague fearful suspicions passed through her mind.
A riot was engineered, in which Johnson made his escape, but information was laid against the thief-taker, himself, who, after lying in hiding for three weeks, was arrested and committed to Newgate, which he only left to attend his trial and to take his last ride to Tyburn. A well-known tavern in Old Bailey. This was the Poultry Compter. Her name was really Statham. See page 418.
'I know Monsieur de Saint-Yves is in it; it was through his papers we traced you, I said. 'Do you consent to make a clean breast of the others? 'I do I will! he cried. 'The 'ole crew of 'em; there's good names among 'em. I'll be king's evidence. 'So that all shall hang except yourself? You damned villain! I broke out. 'Understand at once that I am no spy or thief-taker.
This Brissot had been in the lowest and basest employ under the deposed monarchy, a sort of thief-taker, or spy of police, in which character he acted after the manner of persons in that description. He had been employed by his master, the Lieutenant de Police, for a considerable time in London, in the same or some such honorable occupation.
Tacks, run in and pour Mr. Officer a drink from that bottle on the sideboard!" Diggs stood there swallowing his palate in delightful anticipation until Tacks handed him a brimming glass from which the brave thief-taker took one eager mouthful, whereupon he emitted a shriek of terror that could be heard for miles. "Water! water! quick! I'm a'burnin' up!" cried the astonished Diggs.
It was, therefore, with great pleasure that, on his return to his house from Kippletringan, he heard his servants announce hastily, 'that Mac-Guffog, the thief-taker, and twa or three concurrents, had a man in hands in the kitchen waiting for his honour. He instantly jumped from horseback, and hastened into the house.
Wood chanced to be murdered by Blueskin, the fellow who just left the room, on the very night of his return, as it has thrown the house into such confusion, and so distracted them, that he has had no time as yet for hostile movements." "And what course do you propose to pursue in reference to him?" asked Sir Rowland. "My plan is a very simple one," rejoined the thief-taker smiling bitterly.
He had a narrow escape, however; for, passing within an inch of him, the bullet burried itself deeply in the wall. Before he could fire a second shot, Jack had to defend himself from the thief-taker, who, with his drawn hanger, furiously assaulted him. Eluding the blow, Jack plucked his sword from the scabbard, and a desperate conflict began.
"But another word, dear sir as you feel yourself constrained to commend the cats and dogs of Leaplow, do you belong to that school of philocats, who take their revenge for their amenity to the quadrupeds, by berating their fellow-creatures?" The judge started, and glanced about him as if he dreaded a thief-taker.
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