The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 377: what you’re looking at

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SHOOTER’S HILL 300 Sir Douglas, perceiving that resistance was vain, never- theless hoped that if he could only keep the villains in parley, succour might arrive. ‘Now, my good fellows,” he accordingly said, surveying their countenances by the dim light of the carriage-lamp, and observing that one was a villainous-looking man with a black patch over the eye, and that the other, who was called the Buttoner, was a jovial, well-favoured person, “now, my good fellows, I am quite ready to surrender up everything I have about me, if you like; but as I value my watch and my rings, I will pay you a fairer price for their ransom than you will get for them if you take them from me.”’ “‘ Well, let’s first look at the purse,” said Bob, the fellow with the black patch over his eye, and who was no other than the Durrynacker to whom the reader was introduced at Ben- cull’s dark crib. The baronet accordingly drew forth his purse, which was found to contain something more than twelve guineas. ‘ Well, this here ain’t no great shakes,’’ cried the Buttoner. ‘I say, Ben,” he exclaimed, raising his voice and turning his head away from the window, “ the genelman proposes a compromise for the yack, the fawneys, and so on.”’ ‘‘ Well, let it be so,” said a hoarse, thick voice in reply; and this indeed was none other than Mr. Bencull speaking, and who was mounting guard on the box over the coachman and footman. ‘““Wery good,” said the Buttoner. ‘‘ Now, sir, please to step down,’ and thus speaking, he opened the door of the carriage and lowered the steps. ‘“‘ But where am I to go?” demanded the baronet. ‘“ Never do you mind,” answered the Buttoner; ‘‘ come along with us, that’s all.’ ‘“‘ Oh, if it be necessary to go any distance, I would sooner give up my personal property at once,’ said the baronet, who had thus involved himself in a dilemma which he little anticipated when proposing the compromise; “ or else, can I not write you a cheque upon my banker on a leaf torn out of my pocketbook? ”’ ‘“ No, no, sir, we don’t do business in that way,’’ responded the Buttoner, sharply. ‘‘ You was the first to propose the compromise, and therefore we’ll stick to it. Now then, how COMMU 0)(6)(0) (CO) am