Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 93: what you’re looking at

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ANDRE'S RETURN JOURNEY. 91 not rejvin the vessel until night In this position, André, with some preliminaries still unarranged, and p the unrestrained information proffered by his companion, was induced by Arnold to remove to the more hospitable roof of an acquaintance of the General’s, within the American lines, which proved the incipient step to the ignominy of his death, ‘ ee QHAPTER XVI. THE DETECTION. _ Tae conspirators were seated in a comfortable room, upon a table in which were spread diagrams of fortifications, which were illustrated by copious notes upon their margins. Both had dismissed the gravity of the subject, and resumed smiling faces. André indulged in the raciness of his humor, and Arnold -was little less happy in his repartee, thus merrily enjoying the honors of before the victory had been achieved. The doors wel ed and the windows firmly closed, that they might be secure from the prying eyes of man—as if he was omnipotent—as if he were the only power these plotters had to dread. They did not think—until a more appalling day arrived—that an eye was then looking \ Americans to render a safe passage possible, and under these perplexing circumstances, André reluctantly consented to return to New York by land. John Smith, the owner of the house at which he was Arnold’s guest, undertook to be his guide Horses were procyred, passes were prepared, anc disguised as John Anderson, he commenced his homeward comf{cbdooks.com J