It grew clear to her that throughout all her wild raid for independence she had done nothing for anybody, and many people had done things for her. ’ ‘Do you take me for a fool, Hilary?’ demanded his betrothed. But we must not anticipate the course of events. Another long interval elapsed. ’ ‘It cannot be helped now. While this was passing, Jonathan had ridden back to Marvel to tell him that all was ready, and to give him his last instructions. ’ At a quarter past eleven I returned here with this gentleman, Mr. Jack's recapture was speedily made known to all the officers of the jail, and the Lodge was instantly crowded. ’ ‘Of course I am, imbecile,’ she snapped, unconsciously echoing her greatniece. I want to go to that because it’s a new experience, because I think it will be interesting and give me a view of things. The necessity which had previously existed of leaving the ghastly evidence of the murderous deed undisturbed,—the presence of the mangled corpse,—the bustle of the inquest, at which her attendance was required,—all these circumstances produced a harrowing effect upon the young girl's imagination. “Dear old daddy!” she said, and was amazed to find herself shedding tears. The neighbouring houses were tenanted by the lowest order of insolvent traders, thieves, mendicants, and other worthless and nefarious characters, who fled thither to escape from their creditors, or to avoid the punishment due to their different offenses; for we may observe that the Old Mint, although it had been divested of some of its privileges as a sanctuary by a recent statute passed in the reign of William the Third, still presented a safe asylum to the debtor, and even continued to do so until the middle of the reign of George the First, when the crying nature of the evil called loudly for a remedy, and another and more sweeping enactment entirely took away its immunities. Wood's advice and assistance, but the thought of the reception she was likely to meet with from his wife deterred her from executing this resolution.
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