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"The youth whom you delivered to Van Galgebrok, Thames Darrell, is returned." "Impossible!" cried Jonathan. "He was thrown overboard, and perished at sea." "He is alive," replied Jack, "I have seen him, and might have conversed with him if I had chosen. Now, I know you can restore him to his rights, if you choose. Do so; and I am yours as heretofore." "Humph!" exclaimed Jonathan.
I left him in charge of Quilt Arnold and Rykhart Van Galgebrok the skipper I spoke of with strict orders to shoot him if he made any further attempt at escape; and they're not lads the latter especially to be trifled with. I deemed it more prudent to send him to the Dark House than to bring him here, in case of any search after him by his adoptive father the carpenter Wood.
"But then they're staunch supporters of our friend over the water," continued Baptist, winking significantly; "so we must e'en hush it up in the best way we can." "Ja," answered Van Galgebrok. "But sapperment! I wish they hadn't broken my pipe." "JONATHAN WILD promises well," observed the Master, after a pause: "he'll become a great man. Mind, I, Baptist Kettleby, say so."
"De gentleman may rely on my showing his relation all de attention in my power," replied Van Galgebrok, bowing profoundly to the knight; "but if any unforseen accident such as a slip overboard should befal de jonker on de voyage, he mushn't lay de fault entirely on my shoulders haw! haw!" "Where is he?" asked Sir Rowland, glancing uneasily around. "I do not see him." "De jonker.
This vessel is now in the river, off Wapping. Her cargo is nearly shipped. She will sail, at early dawn to-morrow, for Rotterdam. Her commander, Rykhart Van Galgebrok, is devoted to my interests. As soon as he gets into blue water, he'll think no more of pitching the boy overboard than of lighting his pipe. This will be safer than cutting his throat on shore.
"De duivel!" exclaimed Van Galgebrok, "Very well. It shall be done as you direct. But about dat jonker," he continued, lowering his voice; "have you anything to add consarnin' him? It's almosht a pity to put him onder de water." "Is the sloop ready to sail?" asked Wild, without noticing the skipper's remark. "Ja," answered Van; "at a minut's nodish."
It's hereditary, like de jigt, vat you call it gout haw! haw!" "If the child is destined to the gibbet, Van Galgebrok," replied the Master, joining in the laugh, "it'll never be choked by a footman's cravat, that's certain; but, in regard to going back empty-handed," continued he, altering his tone, and assuming a dignified air, "it's quite out of the question.
Carried out to sea by Van Galgebrok, and thrown overboard, while struggling with the waves, he had been picked up by a French fishing-boat, and carried to Ostend.
Spurling, "ay and found Van Galgebrok too. But I never betray an old customer." "Mr. Wild is a great man," said the hangman, replenishing his pipe, "and we owe him much, and ought to support him. Were any thing to happen to him, Newgate wouldn't be what it is, nor Tyburn either." "Mr. Wild has given you some employment, Mr. Marvel," remarked Shotbolt.
"I should as soon have expected the bones of Tom Sheppard to reunite themselves and walk out of that case, as Thames Darrell to return. The skipper, Van Galgebrok, affirmed to me, nay, gave me the additional testimony of two of his crew, that he was thrown overboard.
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