"I have it in my power now to lodge you safe in a felon's gaol, and bring you to a hangman's noose." "Ay, and I would too," cried Miss Staggles.

"You are too kind, too forbearing, Mr.Voltaire." "Oh, leave me," cried Miss Forrest, clinging closer to me; "I will suffer anything rather than you should be--be--" "Ring the bell for a servant," I said; and Miss Forrest's aunt tremblingly touched a button close beside her.
The man who had showed me in immediately answered the summons.
"Show my friends in," I said.
A minute more and Simon entered, carefully leading Kaffar.

Voltaire gave a yell like that of a mad dog, while Miss Forrest gave a scream of delight.
"There, villain," I said, "is the man whom you say I've murdered." "How dare you come here ?" said Voltaire to Kaffar.
"Because I brought him," I said, "to save this lady and expose you.

Now, where is your power, and where are the charges you have brought ?" Had he a pistol I believe he would have shot me dead.

His ground was cut from under him.