You'll find the benefit of it by and by.

You've a good deal to go through to-night." "Ah!" exclaimed Mrs.Sheppard, "are you come to renew your terrible proposals ?" "I'm come to execute my threats," replied Wild.

"To-night you shall be my wedded wife." "I will die first," replied Mrs.Sheppard.
"You may die _afterwards_ as soon as you please," retorted Jonathan; "but live till then you _shall_.

I've sent for the priest." "Mercy!" cried Mrs.Sheppard, vainly trying to discover a gleam of compassion in the thief-taker's inexorable countenance,--"Mercy! mercy!" "Pshaw!" rejoined Jonathan.

"You should be glad to be made an honest woman." "Oh! let me die," groaned the widow.