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of mine was one of them���察�he had kept his own counsel�察�up to the 

time of his being taken and put in jail。¨ 

    `Very   discreet   of   Mr   Dennis�察�   observed   Sir   John   with   a   slight 

yawn�察�though still with the utmost affability�察 �but!except for your 

admirable   and   lucid   manner   of   telling   it�察  �which   is   perfect!not 

very interesting to me。¨ 

    `When�察�   pursued       the   locksmith�察    �quite   unabashed       and   wholly 

regardless  of  these   interruptions�察   �when   he   was   taken   to   the   jail�察�

he found that his fellow´prisoner�察�in the same room�察�was a young 

man�察�Hugh by name�察�a leader in the riots�察�who had been betrayed 

and   given   up   by   himself。   From   something   which   fell   from   this 

unhappy   creature   in   the   course   of   the   angry   words   they   had   at 

meeting�察�he discovered that his mother had suffered the death to 

which they both are now condemned。!The time is very short�察�Sir 

John。¨ 

    The knight laid down his paper fan�察�replaced his cup upon the 

table   at   his   side�察  �and�察  �saving   for   the   smile   that   lurked   about   his 

mouth�察  �looked   at   the   locksmith   with   as   much   steadiness   as   the 

locksmith looked at him。 

    `They have been in prison now�察�a month。 One conversation led 

to many more�察�and the hangman soon found�察�from a comparison of 

time�察�and place�察�and   dates�察  �that  he   had   executed   the   sentence   of 



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the    law   upon    this  woman�察     �himself。   She    had   been    tempted     by 

want!as       so   many    people    are!into      the  easy   crime    of  passing 

forged notes。 She was young and handsome�察�and the traders who 

employ men�察�women�察�and children in this traffic�察�looked upon her 

as   one   who   was   well   adapted   for   their   business�察  �and   who   would 

probably  go  on   without  suspicion  for  a   long  time。   But   they   were 

mistaken�察�for she was stopped in the commission of her very first 

offence�察�and died for it。 She was of gipsy blood�察�Sir John!¨ 

    It might have been the effect of a passing cloud which obscured 

the   sun�察  �and   cast   a   shadow   on   his   face�察  �but   the   knight   turned 

deadly pale。 Still he met the locksmith¨s eye�察�as before。 

    `She was of gipsy blood�察�Sir John�察� repeated Gabriel�察 �and had a 

high�察�free spirit。 This�察�and   her  good   looks�察  �and   her lofty  manner�察�

interested some gentlemen who were easily moved by dark   eyes�察�

and     efforts   were    made     to  save    her。   They    might     have    been 

successful�察�if she would   have   given   them any  clue   to  her  history。 

But she never would�察�or did。 There was reason to suspect that she 

would make an attempt upon her life。 A   watch  was   set  upon   her 

night and day�察�and from that time she never spoke again!¨ 

    Sir John stretched out his hand towards his cup。 The locksmith 

going on�察�arrested it half´way。 

   !`Until she   had but  a   minute   to  live。   Then   she   broke   silence�察�

and     said�察 �in   a  low   firm   voice    which    no   one    heard    but   this 

executioner�察�for all other living creatures had retired and left her 

to   her   fate�察   �If   I   had   a   dagger   within   these   fingers   and   he   was 

within my reach�察�I would strike him dead before me�察�even  now� 院�

The man asked ^Who�拭院�She said�察 �The father of her boy。 ̄¨ 

    Sir John drew back his outstretched hand�察�and seeing that the 

locksmith paused�察�signed to him with easy politeness and without 



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any new appearance of emotion�察�to proceed。 

    `It was the first word she had ever spoken�察�from which it could 

be understood that she had any relative on earth。 ^Was the child 

alive�拭院�he asked。 ^Yes。 ̄ He asked her where it was�察�its name�察�and 

whether she had any wish respecting it。 She had but one�察�she said。 

It was that the boy might live and grow�察�in utter ignorance of his 

father�察�so that no arts might teach him to be gentle and forgiving。 

When   he became a   man�察 �she   trusted   to  the   God   of   their   tribe   to 

bring   the   father   and   the   son   together�察  �and   revenge   her   through 

her  child。   He  asked   her  other  questions�察�but  she  spoke no  more。 

Indeed�察�he says�察�she scarcely said this much�察�to him�察�but stood with 

her face turned upwards to the sky�察�and never looked towards him 

once。¨ 

    Sir   John    took    a  pinch    of  snuff�察  �glanced     approvingly      at  an 

elegant little sketch�察�entitled `Nature�察� on the wall�察�and raising his 

eyes to the locksmith¨s face again�察�said�察�with an air of courtesy and 

patronage�察 �You were observing�察�Mr Varden!¨ 

    `That   she   never�察�   returned   the   locksmith�察  �who   was   not   to   be 

diverted by any artifice from his firm manner�察�and his steady gaze�察�

`that   she   never   looked   towards   him   once�察  �Sir   John�察  �and   so   she 

died�察  �and   he   forgot   her。   But�察  �some   years   afterwards�察  �a   man   was 

sentenced to die the same death�察�who was a gipsy too�察�a sunburnt�察�

swarthy   fellow�察  �almost   a   wild   man�察  �and   while   he   lay   in   prison�察�

under  sentence�察  �he�察  �who  had   seen   the  hangman   more   than   once 

while   he   was   free�察  �cut   an   image   of   him   on   his   stick�察  �by   way   of 

braving death�察�and showing those who attended on him�察�how little 

he cared or thought about it。 He gave this stick into his hands at 

Tyburn�察�and told him then�察�that the woman I have spoken of had 

left   her   own    people    to  join  a  fine   gentleman�察     �and   that�察  �being 



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deserted   by   him�察  �and   cast   off   by   her   old   friends�察  �she   had   sworn 

within her own proud breast�察�that whatever her misery might be�察�

she would ask no help of any human being。 He told him that she 

had kept her word to the last�察�and that�察�meeting even him in the 

streets!he had been fond of her once�察�it seems!she had slipped 

from   him   by a   trick�察 �and   he never  saw   her   again�察  �until�察  �being  in 

one   of   the   frequent   crowds   at   Tyburn�察  �with   some   of   his   rough 

companions�察  �he   had   been   driven   almost   mad   by   seeing�察  �in            the 

criminal      under     another     name�察    �whose     death    he   had    come     to 

witness�察  �herself。     Standing   in     the   same   place   in   which   she     had 

stood�察�he told the hangman this�察�and told him�察�too�察�her real name�察�

which only her own people and the gentleman for whose sake she 

had   left   them�察  �knew。   That   name   he   will   tell   again�察  �Sir   John�察  �to 

none but you。¨ 

    `To  none but  me� �   exclaimed   the   knight�察  �pausing   in   the   act   of 

raising his cup to his lips with a perfectly steady hand�察�and curling 

up   his   little   finger   for   the   better   display   of   a   brilliant   ring   with 

which   it   was   ornamented�此   �but   me� �My   dear   Mr   Varden�察  �how 

very preposterous�察�to select me for his confidence� �With you at his 

elbow�察�too�察�who are so perfectly trustworthy� � 

    `Sir    John�察   �Sir    John�察�    returned      the    locksmith�察      �at  twelve 

tomorrow�察�these men die。 Hear the few words I have to add�察�and 

do not hope to deceive me�察�for though I am a plain man of humble 

station�察�and   you  are   a   gentleman  of  rank   and  learning�察  �the   truth 

raises     me   to   your    level�察 �and    I know     that    you    anticipate     the 

disclosure with which I am about to end�察�and that you believe this 

doomed man�察�Hugh�察�to be your son。¨ 

    `Nay�察�   said   Sir   John�察  �bantering   him   with   a   gay   air�察   �the   wild 

gentleman�察  �who  died so   suddenly�察  �scarcely   went  as   far   as   that�察  �I 



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think�拭� 

    `He did not�察� returned the locksmith�察 �for she had bound him by 

some   pledge�察  �known   only   to   these   people�察  �and   which   the   worst 

among   them   respect�察  �not   to   tell   your   name�此  �but�察      �in   a  fantastic 

pattern   on   the   stick�察  �he   had   carved   some   letters�察  �and   when   the 

hangman asked it�察�he bade him�察�especially if he should ever meet 

with her son in after life�察�remember that place well。¨ 

    `What place�拭� 

    `Chester。¨ 

    The knight finished his cup of chocolate with an appearance of 

infinite relish�察�and carefully wiped his lips upon his handkerchief。 

    `Sir  John�察�   said   the   locksmith�察   �this   is  all   that  has   been   told   to 

me�察  �but  since   these   two  men   have   been   left  for  death�察  �they   have 

conferred together closely。 See them�察�and hear what they can add。 

See   this   Dennis�察  �and   learn   from   him   what   he   has   not   trusted   to 

me。 If you�察�who hold the clue to all�察�want corroboration ��which you 

do not���察�the means are easy。¨ 

    `And to what�察� said Sir John Chester�察�rising on his elbow�察�after 

smoothing   the   pillow   for   its   reception�察   �my   dear�察      �good´natured�察�

estimable Mr Varden!with whom I cannot be angry if I would!to 

what does all this tend�拭� 

    `I take 

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