"Sit down, fool!"
"Jack," said Kneebone, who had been considerably interested by the foregoing
scene, "are these regrets for your past life sincere?"
"Suppose them so," rejoined Jack, "what then?"
"Nothing—nothing," stammered Kneebone, his prudence getting the better of his
sympathy. The miserable woman staggered, uttered a deep groan, and fell senseless on the
straw. ‘When one is penniless, one does not
expect a life of ease. “I should like to speak to you for a few minutes,” he said to Anna, dropping his
voice a little. Shari’s eyes widened, “You mean it?”
“I’m all yours, head to toe. It is no good going into that. You must, know, Sir
Rowland—for I've no secrets from you—that, in the course of my business I've
found it convenient to become the owner of a small Dutch sloop; by means of
which I can transmit any light ware,—such as gold watches, rings, and plate, as
well as occasionally a bank or goldsmith's note, which has been spoken with by
way of the mail,—you understand me?—to Holland or Flanders, and obtain a
secure and ready market for them. "
"I hope they are, Sir," answered Mrs. "It
can't be Captain Sheppard!"
"It is," replied Jack; "and you had better have met the devil on your road than
me. I wonder,”
he added, after a moment’s pause, “whether you ever realize how young you
are. I must stay a minute longer, if only to see you smile. She mentally reprimanded herself
to alter her own visage so as not to appear depraved.
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