Without
inquiring into the correctness of the latter part of the story, it may be sufficient to
state, that Black Mary was a person in whom Jack Sheppard thought he could
confide, and, as Edgeworth Bess was incapable of much further exertion, he
determined to leave her in the old woman's care till the following night, while he
shifted for himself and fulfilled his design—for, however rash or hazardous a
project might be, if once conceived, Jack always executed it,—of visiting
Jonathan Wild at his house in the Old Bailey. “The fool I have been!” he cried; and now
speech was coming to him. It was a boy baby cooing in
swaddling clothes, a baby who had just been born to the
butcher's servant across the alley, the maid Isobella who
trailed behind, beaming. Hearing the
noise of the scuffle, the tapstress, fancying it was Jack making an effort to
escape, in spite of the remonstrances of the executioner, threw open the wicket. She could not move. But when she turned her thoughts to Morningside Park she perceived the
tangled skein of life was now to be further complicated by his romantic
importunity. For a time I didn't know we'd ever find you. "Amazement!" cried Wild. ‘You, soldiers,’ she yelled. ‘I assure you it suits her as Mary would not. ” She admonished. “The man is dangerous. Martha had the square
look of solid English citizenry, which was not deceiving.
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