CHAPTER XXV Spurlock pushed back his helmet and sat down in the white sand, buckling his knees and folding his arms around them—pondering. It’s the only clean way for us. . ‘I have an excellent excuse to remain comfortably ensconced in my parlour here, able to indulge in my favourite pastime. ’ ‘Which is exactly what started us off,’ Gerald said to his friend with a grin, as he gave up his injured hand to the other’s ministrations. ’ ‘Must we talk of it? I’m trying to forget it. ’ Gerald looked round. Now you can understand why every minute is a torture to me. Thames Street was wholly impassable. ” Their agreement so far seemed remarkable, and yet as a home-coming the thing was a little lacking in warmth. "When I heard of your escape, I felt sure I should see you. As it is not, however, our intention to furnish a complete catalogue of these curiosities, we shall merely mention that in front of them lay a large and sharp knife, once the property of the public executioner, and used by him to dissever the limbs of those condemned to death for high-treason; together with an immense two-pronged flesh-fork, likewise employed by the same terrible functionary to plunge the quarters of his victims in the caldrons of boiling tar and oil. Still, the respite was sufficient for Spurlock to look about for some weapon. And the way he and the other men looked at her! The desire was plain on their faces, so many noblemen reduced to their simplest elements! They looked at her sideways, they looked at her backside, scanning her blue eyes and even looking right into her face. Instead, she laughed, laughed with lips and eyes, laughed till the tears ran down her cheeks.
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