Black Bess; or, the Knight of the Road — page 93: what you’re looking at

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> : Fs %/ v, \ \\ wo AL ' Hie [TOM DAVIS REFUSES TO BETRAY THE HIGHWAYMEN,] _ Having made this reflection, he turned round and ad- dressed his men. * Follow me, all of silently as you can.” He was obeyed, and, making no sound that could be heard above the roaring of the wind, the police-officers eebt like so many ghosts towards the Three Spiders nn. _ They reached the front of the building without _ having given the least alarm. J Ina whisper Jack Marshall ordered his men to dis- ‘mount. . __ Short as tho time had been, yet it had snfficed for him _ to make up his mind as to the exact course of action he - shonld adopt. He placed his men like so many sentinels round the inn, and soclosely together that they could commnnicate by whispers. No, 184.—Bracr Bree,’ you,” he said, “as slowly and as “" With the bulk of his men and the horaes he remained close to the front door. “Now the worst of it is,” he said, addressing his men, “that we must go through a little legal form ; but pay attention to what I say.” The men were all attention. “Tt is quite certain,” he began, “ that Dick Turpin is within that building. You know what sort of a reward wo shall got for him, and that’s enongh to make us try our best. And then I am almost equally certain that his comrades are with him, therefore understand this.” The men were profoundly attentive, ‘We dare not break suddenly into the hotige and seize them, though that’s what I should wish todo; we must eall upon them three times to open in the King’s name-”’ The men nodded, for they knew perfectly well. Provide yourselves, then, with a stout piece of wood and deal a couple of hard blows upen the door with the Prick One Jaelipira sro CS (E(@)