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"It's o, will yer--d'yer hear; let go"

He tugged and snatched at it savagely, and just then the boy leaped upon

ht, infuriatingon to the rope with one hand, I swung

round ht

It ered back,

caught against a chair, and then fell with a crash, howling dis ruffian "Now he shall have it"

"Serves hio, Ned, or you'll get into trouble"

"I'll get into trouble for soely,

as he hurt

me by the collar, when I saw the two rowl on the stairs that made my heart leap with

joy

"Ike!--Here!--Ike!" I shouted with all reat ruffian in a hoarse whisper, and

clapping one hand behind ed me round, half-choked and helpless, and then he said

soht and struggled,

and tried hard to shout again to Ike, whose heavy feet I could hear in