"Go to the Iron Hold, Austin, and tell two of the partners to bring another padlock of the largest size, and the heaviest handcuffs they can find.

We'll try whether he'll get loose again." Sheppard said nothing, but a disdainful smile curled his lips.
Austin departed, and presently afterwards returned with the two subordinate officers, each of whom wore a leathern apron round his waist, and carried a large hammer.

As soon as the manacles were slipped over the prisoner's wrists, and the new padlock secured to the staple, they withdrew.
"Leave me alone with him a moment," said Jonathan.

And the jailers also retired.
"Jack," said Wild, with a glance of malignant triumph, "I will now tell you what I have done.

All my plans have succeeded.