'You never said a truer word than that.' 'To burn it down, I mean,' said Simon, 'and force the gates, and set the prisoners at liberty.

You helped to make the lock of the great door.' 'I did,' said the locksmith.

'You owe me no thanks for that--as you'll find before long.' 'Maybe,' returned his journeyman, 'but you must show us how to force it.' 'Must I!' 'Yes; for you know, and I don't.

You must come along with us, and pick it with your own hands.' 'When I do,' said the locksmith quietly, 'my hands shall drop off at the wrists, and you shall wear them, Simon Tappertit, on your shoulders for epaulettes.' 'We'll see that,' cried Hugh, interposing, as the indignation of the crowd again burst forth.

'You fill a basket with the tools he'll want, while I bring him downstairs.