allthegear,andseehervoyage
ortustbenewhisskipperaskedfoewrunning
riggingallover,buthethinksthattherecantbeanyoccasionforitsallbeingrenee,
soanyohatesteagainintheafteoon”
tennuteslater,cyrilout,onhisohisain
daveandingafewdoorsaway
”beforeigoonboardthebrig,lad,iaoinguptothechiefnstablestoarrangeaboutthisbusinessienoftheaybesonightsbeforethisistried
again,soishallhavethenstohekitchenthenwestkeepch,andassoonashoseyoungvillainsontheroof,enoutatthefrontdoort
theelvesthisendofthelane,andtoleadenhallstreetandstationtheelvesattheotherendheboysgooutaftersupperofthestairsinto
theshop,andthedoorintotheealdown
intotheshopandlistenthereuntilopenthedoorintotheyard,andthengointotheakearush
outassoonastheygetthegateopenjohnswainsleready,andhesignalthathech
up,sotheyinatrap”
”ishouldthinkthataindave,though
ifrostbeingtakenhe
isatidsortofboy,andihavenodoubtthathehasbeenentirelyunderthethuofrobert”
”ly,”thecaptainsaid”evenif
aboyisatidboy,heknohensequencesifheis
astere,ladthe
boyshavealreated,andthoughidaresayashfordistheofthetheotherhadbeenhonesthehave
seenhiobbingeknow”
forsixnightschhoutsuccesseveryevening,whenthefalyandapprenticeshadretiredtorest,johnwilkesquietlydoittedthefoustables,lettingtheutintheingbeforeanyonersdothadbeentaken
intoherhusbandsnfidencesofarastoknohathehaddisveredhehadbeenrobbed,andchforthe
thievesshetoldthattheapprenticeshe
tter,forighttry
toncealit,robertashfordhat
sothingwaswrong
nellieoldadayorter,for,althoughignorantofherfathersnightlyhisnner,and
thatofherther,thatsothingiss,andent
inherinquiries,thattheothertelling
herthathehadasuspicionhehat
itustnotbeinanyo
”yourfatherisagooddeal,nellie,anditis
betterthatheshouldnotperceivethatyouareajustletthingsgoonastheywere”
”isthelossserious,ther”
”yes;hethinksthatagooddealofneyhasgoneidontthinkhendsthatsochasthefactthat,sofar,hedoesntknohepeoplestnceedinitybehehassosortofsuspicioninonequarter,buthasnoe”
”doescyrilknohingaboutit”nellieaskedsuddenly”yes,heknoydear;indeed,itohiscleveessthatyourfatherfirstcatohavesuspicions”
”ohthatexplainsit,”nelliesaid”hehadbeentalkingtofather,andiaskede,andihave
beenveryangryeversince”
”ihavenotirs
dotsaidquietly,”andthatforthelastweekyouhavebeentakingroberthyouasanesrtoutofanevening
isupposeyoudidthattoannoycyril,butidontthinkthathendedch”
”idontthinkhedid,ther,”nellieagreed,halaughhbetrayedacertainauntofirritation”isailed,twoorthreeeveningsback,oldrobertatsupperthatiedhiogooute,andiellyou”
selfinnonelliesolness;
butedlyaskedroberttogohher,hehad
beenasedatthethoughtofhoortified,
otheguildhallforrobbingherfather,at
thethoughtthathehadbeenacpanyingherasanesrt”iratherhopethisch,captaindave,”hesaid,ontheseventhevening
”onight,lad”
”ofurseihavebeenhopingsoeverynightbutithinkitislikelythattheneregularlyonceaweek;
forinthatcasetheretoetatother
tistoarrangeonnighttheyshouldbeinthelane””yes,thatislikeenough,cyril;andthehourhesa,toojohnandichtonight,soastobe
readytogetthenoffe”
cyrilhadalhalfpastnine
tilltainandakentheotherchesby
tus
asbefore,justasthebellfinishedstrikingeleven,thethreeentthescraping
noiseontheleftithadbeenagreedthattheyshouldnotve,lestthesoundshouldbeheardoutsideeachgraspedthestoutcudgelheheldinhishand,andgazedattheroofofthehuldnooonheskywas
clearasbefore,thetethey
uldclearlyregnisethetheyhsittingastrideoftheridgetiles,andvedtheelvesalongbyansoftheirhandstheyeduntiltheysaertheotherdisappearattheendoftheroof,andthenjohnlystoledoairsthefour
nstableshadbeenobespeciallywakeful
”theyareatitagaintonight,”johnsaidtotheasheentered”nooleadenhallstreetstartatonce,
butdonttakeyourpostattheendofthelaneforanotherfiveorsixnutesthethievesoutsideynothaveeupatpresentasyougoout,leavethedoorajar;infivenutesyouothersshouldstandreadydontgototheer,butinthedoorwaybelowuntilyouheartheletheyeenortyyards
upthelane,andookupyourstationatthe
er;butthentyouhearthewhis
