"I am going to kill thee, as I kill all those who dare to thwart my will or cross my path.

I shall kill thee; but thou shalt first have the desire of thine eyes and of thine heart.

Thou shalt see and thou shalt touch the long-lost treasure! Thou shalt learn the secret ere thou diest, and thy ghost can impart it to thy friends." With a brutal and almost diabolical laugh, Long Robin rose to his feet and leaned over the well.

He seemed to be raising from it some heavy weight, and Cuthbert heard a heavy thud fall upon the grass.
"Now, thou shalt go to join the lost treasure.

The Trevlyns when they find it will find their lost kinsman, too! Ha, ha! they are welcome to that find; they are welcome to it!" and the man stooped to lift the bound and helpless Cuthbert in his strong arms.
Cuthbert closed his eyes.