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Jack Sheppard

CHAPTER XXVII
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When he beheld Jack he uttered a deep groan.
"Captain," he cried, in a voice of the bitterest anguish, "have these dogs again hunted you down?
If you hadn't been so unlucky, I should have been with you before to-morrow night." Jack made no answer, nor did he even cast his eyes upon his follower.
But Jonathan, fixing a terrible look upon him, cried.
"Ha! say you so?
You must be looked to.

My lads," he continued, addressing the partners; "when you've finished this job give that fellow a fresh set of darbies.

I suspect he has been at work upon those he has on." "The link of the chain next the staple is sawn through," said Ireton, stooping to examine Blueskin's fetters.
"Search him and iron him afresh;" commanded Jonathan.

"But first let us secure Sheppard.

We'll then remove them both to the Middle Stone Hold, where a watch shall be kept over them night and day till they're taken to Tyburn.


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