Penny Dreadfuls, 1898 · page 143 of 196
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A STUDY IN SCARLET, 135 and peering down at them as if dissatisfied at their reply. ‘By whose permission ? ” he asked. “The Holy Four,” answered Ferrier. His Mormon experiences had taught him that that was the highest authority to which he could refer. : “Nine to seven,” cried the sentinel. “Seven to five,” returned Jefferson Hope, promptly, remembering the countersign which he had heard in the garden. “Pass, and the Lord go with you,” said the voice from above. Beyond this post the path broadened out, and the horses were able to break into a trot. Looking back, they could see the solitary watcher leaning upon his gun, and knew that they had passed the outlying post of the Chosen People, and that freedom lay before them. CORNIELIOO