A complete diversion took place from the original object of their fury, and in the bustle to secure me, the unfortunate girl made her escape, where to, or how, heaven 1 Prime twig--Any thing accomplished in good order, or with dexterity: a person well dressed, or in high spirits, is considered to be in prime twig.
2 Old Jiles--A person who has had a long course of experience in the arts of fraud, so as to become an adept in the manouvres of the town, is termed a deep file--a rum file, or an old file.
3 Conk--The nose.
4 Charley--A watchman.
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Upon finding this, I made no resistance, but marched boldly along with the scouts{1} to St.Martin's watch-house, where we arrived just as a hackney coach drew up to the door.
"Take her in, d----n her eyes, she shall _stump up the rubbish_{2} before I leave her, or give me the address of her _flash covey_,{3} and so here goes." By this time we had entered the watch-house, where I perceived the awful representative of justice seated in an arm chair, with a good blazing fire, smoking his pipe in consequential ease.
A crowd of Charleys, with broken lanterns, broken heads, and other symptoms of a row, together with several casual spectators, had gained admittance, when Jarvis entered, declaring--By G----he wouldn't be choused by any wh----re or cull in Christendom, and he would make 'em come down pretty handsomely, or he'd know the reason why: "And so please your Worship, Sir"-- then turning round, "hallo," said he, "Sam, what's becom'd of that there voman--eh--vhat, you've been playing booty eh, and let her escape." The man to whom this was intended to be addressed did not appear to be present, as no reply was made.

However, the case was briefly explained.
"But, by G----, I von't put any thing in Sam's vay again," cried Jarvey.{4} For my own part, as I knew nothing of the occurrences adverted to, I was as much in the dark as if I had gone home without interruption.

The representations of the Charleys proved decisive against me--in vain I urged the cause of humanity, and the necessity I felt of protecting a defenceless female from the violence of accumulating numbers, and that I had done no more than every man ought to have done upon such an occasion.

_Old puff and swill_, the lord of the night, declared that I must have acted with malice afore-thought--that I was a pal in the concern, and that I had been instrumental in the design of effecting a rescue; and, after a very short deliberation, he concluded that I must be a notorious rascal, and desired me to make up my mind to remain with him for the remainder of the night.