10/34 Excuse me an instant while I dismiss this person .-- You've your answer, Blueskin," he added, pushing that individual, who seemed unwilling to depart, towards the door; "it's useless to urge the matter further. Jack is registered in the Black Book." "One word before I go," urged Blueskin. "If you talk as long as an Old Bailey counsel, you'll not alter my determination." "Won't my life do as well as his ?" supplicated the other. "And you would surrender yourself--eh ?" "I'll surrender myself at once, if you'll engage to bring him off; and you'll get the reward from old Wood. |