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"You will not force me to that," cried the fellow

"By no means The confession must be voluntary and written of your own

free will So write it, my friend, without any compulsion whatever, or

I'll throw you out of the "

Then followed a deal of sighing and an, who glanced over it

"But there's an omission," said he "You make mention of only five men"

"There were only five men on the staircase"

"But there are six horses in the stables Will you be good enough to

write down at what hour on what day Mr Harry Whittington knocked at the

Governor's door in Trent and told the poor gout-ridden an had put up at the Cervo Inn at Ala"

The soldier turned a startled face on Wogan

"So you knew!" he cried

"Oh, I knew," answered Wogan, suddenly "Look at me! Did you ever see