Jack Harkaway And His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece
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" "Was it, egad? I thought so, but I am not easily mistaken. " "Unless you dreamt. " "Bah!" exclaimed Mr. Mole, with ineffable contempt; "fiddlesticks!" "But did you suppose she was in league with Hunston?" demanded Emilywith great eagerness. "No. " "What then?" "He was bamboozling her, twisting her round his finger^ as one mightsay. He had got up a casual chat, persuading her that he was a privatefriend of yours, so he pumped and pumped her about the boys, where theywent, and so forth. " "And ...did she say any thing that could serve him in his vile purpose?"asked Mrs. Harkaway. "Plenty to help them, the miscreants, I suppose. " "The girl must be a downright idiot to get into conversation with astrange man after all that has taken place, and after all the dangerwhich she knows they ran. " "Not far short of it, " said Jefferson. "He spoke particularly about the boys not venturing out to themountains, that they were permitted only to sail about in their boat, and--" Harkaway broke in here with an exclamation that startled them all.
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