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Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader

CHAPTER XXIX
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Who is he ?" "Ole Thorwald." "Wot! the descendant o' the Sea Kings, as he calls himself ?" "The same," said Henry, laughing at the look of surprise with which Bumpus received this information.
"What has _he_ bin an' done ?" "He has done nothing as yet," said Henry; "but he will certainly thwart our schemes if he hears of them.

He has an inveterate ill-will to my poor father (Henry lowered his voice as he proceeded), and I know has suspicions that we are concocting some plan to enable him to escape, and watches us accordingly.

I find him constantly hanging about the jail.

Alas! if he knew how thoroughly determined Gascoyne is to refuse deliverance unless it comes from the proper source, he would keep his mind more at ease." "Don't you think if you wos to tell him that Gascoyne _is_ yer father he would side with us ?" suggested Bumpus.
"Perhaps he would.

I _think_ he would; but I dare not risk it.


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