Warned of the approach of the prisoners by the increased clamour, Sharples, who
was busied in distributing the Marquis's donation, affected to throw the
remainder of the money among the crowd, though, in reality, he kept back a
couple of guineas, which he slipped into his sleeve, and running hastily up the
steps, unlocked the door. The trio exhibited that indecisive air with which Ah Cum was tolerably
familiar. "Here, Bess, give
me the cord, and I'll tie him to this chest of drawers. ‘What the devil do you think you’re doing?’ protested Hilary angrily. On this side stood the instruments with which the
latter piece of pleasantry had been effected,—namely, a bucket filled with paint
and a brush: on that was erected a trophy, consisting of a watchman's rattle, a
laced hat, with the crown knocked out, and its place supplied by a lantern, a
campaign wig saturated with punch, a torn steen-kirk and ruffles, some halfdozen staves, and a broken sword. I desire, Sir, you'll recollect yourself. But this is like—like walking round a house that looks
square and complete and finding an unexpected long wing running out behind. She
brought Sebastian’s chloroformed rag up to his face with
her right. "How would you like a job on a copra plantation?" he asked, irrelevantly to the
thoughts crowding one another in his mind. ’
Gerald noted the mixture of respect and apprehension in the glance he
received from the boy.
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