Part 29 (1/2)
”Oh, we could soon find out that”
”Well, I can't I've been on the look-out this two years, and I believe Jemmy keeps 'em somewhere, but I never could find out where”
”Then you had thought of that plan, old man?”
”Of course I had Where you ain't trusted it sets you thinking
They're well-bred, but soentlemen
They trust me with some of the plate, and I'm supposed to be butler, but what about the wine? Do they ever let me have the key of the cellar?”
”No, that's Bob's job,” said the foothtfully
”Yes, and a couple of paltry dozen at a ti sound or not? But there are ways, Orthur,” continued Roach, with a wink, and he rose sloent to a chest of drawers, unlocked it, took out a box, unlocked that, and drew forth a couple of new-looking keys
”Hullo!” said the footman in a whisper; ”cellar?”
”That one is,” replied the butler, as his coht key he had taken up
”Good And what's this?”
”One I got made to try the vault”
”Phe-ehistled Arthur, excitedly ”Then you have been in?”
”No, my lad; that only opens the wooden door at the end of the passage
Then you're in a bit of a lobby, with a big iron door on one side”
”Well, didn't you get a key made for that?”
”No, my lad I couldn't It's a ruet one made by anybody but them as sold the safe”
”Don't believe it,” cried the footman, contemptuously, ”Let me have a look”
”Nay, nay, you'd better not”
”Gammon Where's the old woman?”
”In her room, up atop”
”Who's in the kitchen?”
”Only the scullery-o and have a look,” cried Arthur ”I want to be aa mouse”