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He jerked forward the flask and Rigg went to a fine old oaken bureau

with his keys But Raffles had reminded hierously loose froht of a folded paper which had fallen within

the fender, he took it up and shoved it under the leather so as tocame forith a brandy-bottle, filled the flask,

and handed Raffles a sovereign, neither looking at hiain, he walked to theand

gazed out as i of the

interviehile Raffles took a small allowance from the flask, screwed

it up, and deposited it in his side-pocket, with provoking slowness,

rimace at his stepson's back

"Farewell, Josh--and if forever!" said Raffles, turning back his head

as he opened the door

Rigg saw hiray day had

turned to a light drizzling rain, which freshened the hedgerows and the

grassy borders of the by-roads, and hastened the laborers ere

loading the last shocks of corn Raffles, walking with the uneasy gait

of a town loiterer obliged to do a bit of country journeying on foot,

looked as incongruous amid this moist rural quiet and industry as if he

had been a baboon escaped froerie But there were none to