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"Hold your tongue, Peter; you hab no decency, you old willain." "Well, but, Peter, speak out; when are we to make the attempt? where are the rest of your crew?" "Oh dear! oh dear! dat is de worstest; oh dear!" and he began to cry and sob like the veriest child. "Oh, massa," after he had somewhat recovered himself; "Oh, massa, dese people debits.
We went down and down and down, and lower and lower and lower until we got right down in the bottom of that hollow. "Then we stopped. A gate was opened. I put up my hand to raise the hankerchief and see where I was; but just at that minute I felt the mizzle o' the pistol like a ring of ice right agin my temple, and the willain growling into my ear: "'If you do !
"'No, bring me the babe, he said. "I took up the dead infant. Its mother kissed its brow and dropped tears upon its little cold face. And I carried it to the man outside. "'Is it asleep? the willain asked me. "'Yes, master, said I as I put it, well wrapped up, in his arms; 'very sound aslep. "'So much the better, said the knave, walking away. "I bolted the door and went back to my patient.
"Well, sir, I knows as 'ow you've only bin yer one day, but I could see in a minit as 'ow you was a smitten with a certain young lady, and I can see, too, as 'ow that white-eyed willain is smitten in the same quarter, and he sees 'ow things be, and he means business."
"Here he comes," cried a tall bony woman, with nothing on her head but a cap with green faded ribbons, who was standing on the forecastle of the cutter. "Here he comes; he, the willain, as would have flogged my Jemmy." This was the wife of Jemmy Ducks, who lived at Portsmouth, and who, having heard what had taken place, vowed revenge. "Silence, Moggy," said Jemmy, who was standing by her.
As he did so, I saw Kaffar come away from one of the lads who was employed about the house. "He's a spy, yer honour, a reg'lar Judas Iscariot. T'other chap's called Herod, pity this one isn't called Judas. They be a bootiful couple, yer honour." He looked around again, and then said, "That murderin', waccinatin' willain is gone efter 'em, Mr. Blake.
"'Fifty more or less, but strong, active, a good nurse and a very light mulatto, says my willain's voice. "'Hum too old, says the other. "'But I will throw the child in. "A low, crackling laugh the only answer. "'You mean that would be only a bother. Well, I want to get rid of the pair of them, said my willain, 'so name the price you are willing to give.
"Then," I said, "I want to explain to you a few things that must have appeared strange." Accordingly I told him of Voltaire's influence over me, and what came out of it. "Why, sur," said Simon, when I had finished, "that 'ere willain must be wuss nor a hinfidel; he must be the Old Nick in the garret.
There stood t'other willain with his head covered with black crape. I dreamt of nothing but black-headed demons for six months afterward. "'Are you ready? says he. "'Yes, your worship, says I. "'Come along, then. "And, binding another silk hankercher round my eyes, he led me along. "Instead of my mule, a carriage stood near the horse-block.
"Now it's plain to me," continued Bob, "that the willain means more mischief. P'r'aps he thinks the old 'ooman's got more blunt hid away in her chest, or in the cupboard. Anyhow, he's likely to frighten poor Eve out of her wits, so it's my business to stop his little game. The question is, how is it to be done. D'ee think it would be of any use to commoonicate wi' the police?"
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