Capes flashed to an understanding of her intention, sprang to his feet, and
opened the door for her retreat. Two large wards were situated in the Gate; one of which, the Stone Ward,
appropriated to the master debtors, looked towards Holborn; the other called the
Stone Hall, from a huge stone standing in the middle of it, upon which the irons
of criminals under sentence of death were knocked off previously to their being
taken to the place of execution, faced Newgate Street. The
postilion obeyed, and dashed off as hard as his horses could gallop along the
beautiful road leading to Neasdon and Willesden, just as the serving-men made
their appearance. It was horrible. Gerald had been confident that the boy would not dream of
disobeying an order thrown at him by a major of militia, but he guessed Jack
might be wondering if he was about to be haled off to prison. His own heart was too full of melancholy foreboding. ’
‘Now why didn’t I make that connection?’ Gerald asked of the air in a tone of
regret. Jonathan, though
a very powerful man, was like an infant in his gripe.
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