ooddealofthereadilysaleablestuff,suchasropes,brasssheavesforblocks,andthingsofthatsort,
asitisclearthatthereisagooddealofyourstuffinthestockfoundbelobeverygreatthereisno
doubtithasbeenasplendidfindforusitislikelyenoughthatweshalldisverangthoseboxesgoodsthathavebeenobtainedfrosreofrobberiesinlondon,andlikelyenoughintheuntrywehavearrestedthreenen,andy
getfrooofthenfortionthatolayhandson
sooftheothersnceedintheserobberies”
chapterv
kidnapped
thatafteooncaptaindavedoothebridewell,andhadaninterviefrost,inthepresenasterofthe
prison
”,ineverexpectedtohavetoetoseeyouinaplacelikethis”
”ialadiaere,ster,”theboysaideaestly,htearsinhiseyes”idontndiftheyhang;iheranythingthangoonasihavebeendoingikneuste,andwheneveriheardanyoneadesureitready
totelleverything,ster;iknoeverishallget,butthatehalfaschasithasdone,havingtogoonlivinginthehousehyou,andknoorobyou
allalong”
”anythingthatyousaystbetakendoheofficersaid;”andicantprosethatitakeanydifferenceinyoursentence””idonotgoingtotellthetruth”
”veryhen,iakedohingyousaybuta
nute”
heandcalled
”isthechiefnstablein”heaskedaneup”ifheis,askhiostephere”
anutelaterthechiefnstablecain
”thisprisonerakeanfession,sterholsithoughtitbestthatyoushouldbehereyoucanhearhesaysthen,andityhelpyouinyourinquirybesides,youythinkofquestionsonpointsheynotntion;heunderstandsthatheisspeakingentirelyofhisonoprose
everthathissodoingerhissentence,althoughnodoubtitakenintonsideration”
”quiteso,”thenstablesaid”thisisnotacasewhereoneprisonerittedtotukingsevidence
againsttheothers,because,astheyintheact,nosuchevidenceisnecessaryhingwasdone,and
”
”ietorobster,”theboysaid”i
neverthoughtofrobbinghieuptolondon,fathersaidto,,behonesttheysaythereare
roguesupinlondon;dontyouhaveanythingtodooneevening,aboutayearagoiouthrobert,andtoashopnearthealdgateihadneverbeentherebefore,butrobertkneaster,anthatakeninthe
lanerobertsaidthenionofhisfathers,andhadbeenkindtohidoe,andthenrobert,
e,vedforsothing,andputhishand
againstpocket
”hullohesaid;haveyougotthere
”nothing,isaid
”oh,haventyouandheputhishandinpocket,andbroughtouttenguineashullohesaid;e
yesterdayyouhadnotgotagroatust
havebeenrobbingthetill
”ienedthatiuldnotsayanything,exceptthatididnotknoethereandiuldshatihadnottouched
thetillioofrightenedtothinkthen,butihavesincethoughtthattheguineasypocketatall,butwereinrobertshand
”thatansaiditisclearthatyouarea
thiefisafroourpocket,and,asanhonest
n,itisdutytotakeyoutoyoursterandtellhiortofanapprenticehehasyouareyoung,andyouoffhathepillory,andthateachyouthathonestyisthebestpolicy
”sohegothishatandputiton,andtookbythellarasiftohauloutintothestreetiykneestobegfor
rcy,andatlasthesaidthatheatterquietifi
e;andiwasso
frightenedthatisodoso
”forabitthereeout
overtheroof,andogoouttogetherandgotoplaceswherethereen,andtheygaveus
proposedthathroughthe
knoeant,butasthroughhefilledhispocketshthingsandtoldtotakesotooisaidithenhe
threatenedtoraisethealarandsaidthate
doegetuptoedoheropeonto
theetoseeiwasdoing,
andhadfoundintheactoftakinggoods,andthat,ashehadbeforethetill,asafriendofhis
uldtestify,hefeltthatitnyouatoncei
knocallyoudo
ie,and
eversincethenwehavebeenrobbingyou”
”haveyoudoneoneyyougotforthethings”the
nstableasked
”ihadagroatsotis,”theboysaid,”butthatisallrobertsaidfirstthatishouldhaveashare,butisaidiwouldhavenothingtodoebecauseiuldnot
helpitthoughihavetakenagroatortetis,thatisallihavehad”
”doyouknouchroberthad”
”no,sir;ineversapaidanyneyisupposedthathehadsobeesheshouldsetupashopforhielf,
doeseaporttoofhisapprenticeship;but
ihaveneverseenhineybeyondalittlesilveridontknoenthat
tusinthelaneiusedalestraightbacktobed,butgenerallyheiusedtofastenthegateafterhi
andhegotbackovertheeshedidntein
tillalittlebeforedaybreak”
”enthattyouinthelane”
”no,sirthesteroftheshoptherethebign
haseforthelastthreeorfouths,andthereherntheyusedtobeanca,
butsinca,excepthe
sterofthe
