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Barnaby Rudge

CHAPTER 54
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Hugh consenting, he achieved it in a twinkling.
'There,' he said, looking mournfully at John Willet, who displayed no more emotion in his bonds than he had shown out of them.

'That's what I call pretty and workmanlike.

He's quite a picter now.

But, brother, just a word with you--now that he's ready trussed, as one may say, wouldn't it be better for all parties if we was to work him off?
It would read uncommon well in the newspapers, it would indeed.

The public would think a great deal more on us!' Hugh, inferring what his companion meant, rather from his gestures than his technical mode of expressing himself (to which, as he was ignorant of his calling, he wanted the clue), rejected this proposition for the second time, and gave the word 'Forward!' which was echoed by a hundred voices from without.
'To the Warren!' shouted Dennis as he ran out, followed by the rest.


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