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"Oh, no; not on no account; just you get up here beside me and

we'll drive to 'The White Hart' I'et a few honest fellows at our heels and have this

thieving, rascally villain in the twinkling of an--" He stopped

suddenly,Turning short round, I saw the ering his long pistol and with

the same twisted smile upon his lips

"I've a reat mind to blow your face off"

The blunderbuss fell to the roadith a clatter

"Thievin', rascally villain--was it? Damme! I think I will blow

your face off"

"No--don't do--that," said the Bagood?"

"Why, that there poor ani that fat

carkiss of yours up and down hills, for one thing"

"I'll get out and walk"

"And it ue in your head"

"I--I didn't rowled the other, "and be quick

about it" The Bagman obeyed onderful celerity, and I

heard the purse chink as the footpad dropped it into the pocket