. Of his own certain knowledge he could tell
them that. No great lover of state or state costume
at any time, he was generally, towards the close of an evening, completely in
dishabille, and in this condition he now presented himself to his subjects. The momentary alarm over, he threw a piece of-wash leather over a
bureau, so as to deaden the sound, and instantly broke it open with a small crowbar. ”
She smiled grimly at the recollection of that lunch—tea and roll at a cheap café. Spurling, formerly, it may be remembered, the hostess of the Dark House at
Queenhithe,—whence wine, ale, and brandy of inferior quality were dispensed,
in false measures, and at high prices, throughout the prison, which in noise and
debauchery rivalled, if it did not surpass, the lowest tavern. The audience clapped more
heartily. "
"A short man, isn't he, about your height, Sir,—with a yellow beard, and a face
as sly as a fox's?"
"Hem!" replied Wood, coughing slightly to conceal a smile; "the description's
not amiss. Pioneers all of them. I trust that she will not misunderstand me. You see, I’m separated from
my wife.
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