Part 29 (2/2)
”Surely!” cried Sir Risdon excitedly ”No, no,--you must be mistaken
A boyish prank No one about here would injure a boy”
”Hu at the baronet searchingly ”Glad you think so well of 'erant that the people about here would not be above a bit of s?”
Sir Risdon was silent
”And would run a cargo of brandy or silk?”
”I suppose there is a good deal of sht of his vault
”Yes sir, there is, and it will go hard with the people who are caught having any dealings with the shastly
”What would you say, sir, if I were to order 's name, to search your place?”
Sir Risdon dared not trust hilance at his wife
”However, sir, I'm not on that sort of business now,” continued Gurr sternly ”Want to find that boy Good day Now, my lads”
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”Ah, Risdon,” and Lady Graeed into these dreadful deeds!”
”Don't blame me,” he said sadly ”I loathe the whole business, but when I saife and child suffering almost from want of the very necessaries of life, and the temptation came in the shape of presents from that man, I could not resist--I was too weak I listened to his insidious persuasion, and tried to uiltless, as I owned no fealty to King George But I aain will I allow myself to be made an accessory to these lawless deeds”
”But tell oods secreted there now?”
”I do not know”
”You do not know?”
”No The only way in which I could allow norance of the going and coht suspect, but I would never satisfy ; and I can say now honestly, I do not knohether they have still goods lying there or have taken them away”
”But Celia--keep it fro boy Surely, Risdon, they would not--”
Lady Grae look
”Don't askare desperate wretches, and if they feared betrayal they would not scruple, I'm afraid, to strike down any one in the way of their escape”
Lady Graeether into the house, just as Celia ca