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them a

d ag

her v

Greeks, with cries of fear and rage, dropped th

r and secured; and behind them the brigands had left no less

was no small gratification to the Harka

re Hunston and T

sensible carcase in a way that threatened to cover it wit

d, punching into Toro's

ad suffered in his shaking

; you shall hab what Paddy gib the drum, you 'fernal black skunk; I show yar what Joh

gotten his first acq

connected one of the most startling episodes of Jack Harka

met with Sunday, too, for here they were the means of r

to that scene of terror-the firin

Toro's hands, but had n

the full signification of "John up de orchard," and

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son, with the few brigands captured a

e end of th

, it required some exertion on the par

ing in their endeavo

een that no stone would be left unturned by the murderous friends of the capture

at the waterside, and it was approachable by boat,

hobbled up to the porter's lodge, dragging himself painfully along

ter gruffly; "we have no

ed the cripple humbly; "accept th

r's surprise, he dropp

t the coin in his hand,

ter, and so he asked the generous dono

nd kindness, if possible, to some of the unfo

sone

es

ou had better take back your money, for

d grave, and he m

. If he had only proved a bit of a

mean to yield

"a worthy honest fellow, and you will know that

rter s

with an expletive. "

riend, I have confined in this pri

that," said the

is inn

innocent," s

ll

to their ow

my bo

do

o do what you can to soften h

you," said the porter; "

houg

mean only when they are allow

is h

es

is t

s more than that, if

er it, then?" said t

son in for?" a

esemblance he bears t

r. "They don't imprison a

ky son has been taken f

orkeeper, "do you mean th

to whom, indeed, he is so like that nothing but

r eyed the cr

er stood it

it is certainly a very hard job for your son. What

I would suggest such a thing? No, all I would

m when next h

cripple, looking on the ground as th

twel

yes glistened a

, and perhaps you may have seen my boy, and comforted him with the assurance that I'll save h

aid the porter. "The Engl

you know, can buy any thing-any thing." An

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side, and while stopping to drop a coin in his hat, the cri

-almost made a brea

u h

right and to the left, almost as though l

ide of the gate. Now that gate is kept by

omaso!" quoth

, li

d the blind man,

could but get that gate open for an instant,

s,

ell what m

idle sightseers who crowd about the prison gates at noon to watch the priso

cour

t one instant-a single inch, no

d near at hand might

ru

up under the archway by the waters

d man, "you're born to be a c