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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