If you forget your sex, jade, I must forget mine." With this, he attacked her vigorously in his turn.
It was a curious sight to see how this extraordinary woman, who, it has been said, was not less remarkable for the extreme delicacy of her features, and the faultless symmetry of her figure, than for her wonderful strength and agility, conducted herself in the present encounter; with what dexterity she parried every blow aimed against her by her adversary, whose head and face, already marked by various ruddy streams, showed how successfully her own hits had been made;--how she drew him hither and thither, now leading him on, now driving him suddenly back; harassing and exhausting him in every possible way, and making it apparent that she could at any moment put an end to the fight, and only delayed the finishing stroke to make his punishment the more severe.
Jack, meanwhile, with Blueskin's assistance, had set the table once more upon its legs, and placing writing materials, which he took from a shelf, upon it, made Shotbolt, who was still gagged, but whose arms were for the moment unbound, sit down before them.
"Write as I dictate," he cried, placing a pen in the jailer's hand and a pistol to his ear.
Shotbolt nodded in token of acquiescence, and emitted an odd guttural sound.
"Write as follows," continued Jack.

"'I have succeeded in capturing Jack Sheppard.

The reward is mine.

Get all ready for his reception.

In a few minutes after the delivery of this note he will be in Newgate.' Sign it," he added, as, after some further threats, the letter was indited according to his dictation, "and direct it to Mr.Austin.