'Ay, in an hour,' he continued slowly, looking at him with cruel eyes.

'In an hour, lad! You must be fond of pain to court it, and out of humour with life to throw it away.

Or stay,' he continued abruptly, after considering Simon's narrowly for a moment, and doubtless deducing from it a last hope, 'I will be merciful.

I will give you one more chance.' 'And yourself ?' I said with a sneer.
'As you please,' he answered, declining to be diverted from the trembling lad, whom his gaze seemed to fascinate.

'I will give you until half an hour after sunset this evening to reconsider the matter.