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Through the Fray

CHAPTER XII: MURDERED!
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Jarge, he will be a-arning money soon; and Polly, she can get a place in sarvice, and 'ul help t' young uns.

They will manage.

Oi ha' been thinking it over in all loites, and ha' settled it all in moi moind." Bill was silent for a time and then said: "Ther be one thing agin' it, Luke, and it be this: As we can't hear nowt of Maister Ned, oi be a thinking as he ha' made straight vor Liverpool or Bristol or London, wi' a view to going straight across the seas or of 'listing, or doing somewhat to keep out of t' way.

He be sure to look in t' papers, to see how things be a-going on here; and as sure as he sees as how you've gived yourself up and owed up as you ha' done it, he will coom straight back again and say as how it were him." "Maister Ned might ha' killed Foxey in a passion, but not loike this.

He didn't mean to kill him, but only vor to give him a shaake and frighten him.


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