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"True," said I, "and that of itself but proves ibbeted all these years, yet robbery

and murder abide with us still, and are of daily occurrence"

"Why, as to that, sir," said theinto step beside me

as I walked on down the hill, "I won't say yes and I won't say

no, but what I do say is--asthe chance of co to that--look!" And he stopped to

turn, and point back at the gibbet with his stick "Nick can't

last ood tih tar; you can see where the

sun catches hi revolted at the sight, I --the tall, black shaft of the

gibbet, and the grisly horror that dangled beneath with its

chains and iron bands; and fro -barrelled pistol held within a foot ofhis boot with his stick," Iat e you rinning ain

"Likewise," said the fellow, "I ularly cluers that I drew the watch