"I don't suppose as there's much money in the house, but there's no end of silver plate, and their watches, and plenty of sparklers.

I have heard say as there's no one in the county as has more jewels than the squire's wife." "You know the house well, don't you ?" "I never was inside," the other said, "but I have heard enough, from them that has, to know where the rooms lie.

The plate chest is in the butler's pantry and, as we are going to get in by the kitchen window, we are safe to be able to clear that out without being heard.

I shall go on, directly the others come, and chuck this meat to the dogs--that will silence them.

I know the way there, for I tried that on once before." Reuben had thought that the voice was familiar to him, and the words gave him the clue--the speaker was Tom Thorne--and he, and those with him, were going to commit a burglary at the squire's.