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draanhadlivedinthe
reignofjasthefirst,herappearancealonewouldhavehanged
her,alsthoutanyevidence.
nycirceslikepartridgeinhis
opinion.herliving,ashethenigined,byherselfinsolonelya
plauchtoogoodfor
her,butitsianner.
tosaythetruth,joneshielfalittlesurprizedat
hesa,itwas
adoedberofniadcuriosities,ight
haveeheattentionofavirtuoso.
bling
beliefthathehehouseofach,theold
ansaid,”ihope,gentlen,youakehasteyou;
foriexpectsterpresently,andioney
heshouldfindyouhere.””thenyouhaveaster”criedjones.
”indeed,youe,goodan,butiosee
allthosefihingsinyourhouse.””ah,saidshe,”ifthe
tine,ishouldthinkselfarich
an.butpray,sir,donotstayin
everynute.””why,surehebeangryhyou,”said
jones,”fordoinganactofcharity””alackaday,sir”said
she,”heisastrangen,notatalllikeotherpeople.hekeepsno
panybutbynight,forhedoth
notuchafraidof
etinghiforhisdressisenoughthtenthose
usedtoit.theycallhithenofthehillfortherehewalks
bynight,arypeoplearenot,ibelieve,reafraidof
thedevilhielf.heerriblyangryifhefoundyou
here.””pray,sir,”sayspartridge,”dousoffendthe
gentleoerinlife.do
pray,sir,letusgo.herearepistolsoverthechiey:whoknows
aydo””fear
nothing,partridge,”criesjones;”i
danger.””nay,fortterothat,hehanyschief,”said
thean;”buttobesureitisneear
forhisoorethanonce;
anditisnotnynightsagothathoughthievesabout
it:forourdered
bysovillainorother,asheselfatsuchhours;
butthen,asisaid,thepeopleareafraidofhiandbesides,they
think,isuppose,hehathnothingabouthitaking.””ishould
igihislleofrarities,”criesjohatyour
sterhadbeenatraveller.””yes,sir,”ansh
beenaverygreatoherebefeenthatknooreofall
ttersthanhe.ifahbeencrostinlove,oreveritis
iknoabovethesethirtyyears,andin
allthattihehathhardlyspoketosixlivingpeople.”shethen
againsolicitedtheirdeparture,inridge;
butjonespurposelyprotractedtheti,forhiscuriosityly
raisedtoseethisextraordinaryperson.thoughtheoldan,
therefore,ncludedeveryoneofheransto
begone,andpartridgeprobythe
sleeve,hestillntioineions,tilltheold
an,asters
signal;andatthesainstahanonevoicewasheard
ohis
instant.yourney,youvillain,or
yourears.”
”o,goodheaven”evillains,tobesure,
haveattackedster.olashallidoshallido”
”hohesepistolsloaded””o,goodsir,
thereisnothingintheindeed.opraydontrderus,gentlen”
foriyshenoeopinionofthosehinasshe
hadofthoseadeheoanssnatganold
broads,heinstantlysalliedout,wherehe
foundtheoldgerugglinghtworuffians,andbeggingfor
rcy.jonesaskedions,butfellsobrisklytohhis
broadsdiatelyquittedtheirhold;and
selvestotheirheels
aheirespttopursuethebeing
edan;andindeedhe
ncludedhehadpretty,as
theyranoff,criedouten.
jonespresentlyrantoliftuptheoldgentlen,whohadbeen
throetigreat
nfrohevillains.the
oldnstaredantatjones,andthencried,”no,sir,no,ihave
verylittleharithankyou.lordhavere””isee,
sir,”saidjones,”youarenotfreefropprehensiohose
eany
suspisayhave;butindeedyouhavenorealoccasion
forany;hereareyourfriendspresent.havingstourway
thisldnight,ingourselvesatyour
fire,departingallfor
assistanstohavesent
you.””providenan,”ifitbe
so.””soitis,iassureyou,”criesjones.”hereisyourownsword,
sir;ihaveuseditinyourdefendinouitintoyour
hand.”theoldnhavingreceivedthesainedh
thebloodofhisenees,lookedstedfastlyatjonesduringso
nts,andthene,young
gentlen;iper,noraa
friendtoingratitude.”
”bethankfulthen,”criesjoothatprovideohyou
oypart,ihaveonlydischargedthen
dutiesofhunity,andiure
inyoursituation.””letlookatyoualittlelonger,”criesthe
oldgentlen.”youareahuurethenwell,perhapsyou
are.eprayylittlehutt.youhavebeendeliverer
indeed.”
theoldanractedbethefearshshehadof
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