We owe him a heavy one ourselves.

He came spying on us dressed up as a swell and spoilt our game, and got the darbies put on us, and we have sworn to get even with him." "You will get even, don't you fear," one of the men growled, "and more than even, strike me blind if you don't." "Look here, lads," Flash said.

"There is one thing I say--don't use your knives on him; remember he is a runner, and no doubt his chief knows all that he is doing, and no doubt ordered him to come here.

There will be a big search, you may be sure, when he don't turn up to make his report.
So don't let's have any bloodshed.

Let the thing be done quietly." "We can chuck his body into the river," one said.
"Yes, but if it is picked up with half a dozen holes in it, you may be sure that they will be down here, and like enough every man who has used this place will be arrested; you know that when there are twenty men in a job the chances are that one will slip his neck out of the halter by turning King's evidence." An angry growl went round the room.
"Well, you know well enough it is so, it is always the case; besides, we ought to give him a little time to prepare himself.