She attempted by a sheer act of will to end the
scene, to will herself out of it anywhere. “Can you spare me a moment?” he asked. The effort of self-repression cost him a sob. Sorry I’m a bit late the first evening. In any place her beauty would have been an uncommon
thing. Sheppard replied by a solemn assertion, "that he had received no assistance
except from Heaven. She was struck by a change in his appearance. Roused by the bell tolling for evening
service, Jack left the house. From this sorrowful state he was aroused by a loud derisive whistle, followed by
a still louder laugh; and, looking up, he beheld the impudent countenance of Jack
Sheppard immediately before him. His vocal collection comprised a couple of flash
songs pasted against the wall, entitled 'The Thief-Catcher's Prophecy,' and the
'Life and Death of the Darkman's Budge;' while his extraordinary mechanical
skill was displayed in what he termed (Jack had a supreme contempt for
orthography,) a 'Moddle of his Mas. She treaded down the hall swiftly but stopped
abruptly when she heard a voice in back of her. “I knew Miss Pellissier in Paris at the
‘Ambassador’s,’ and I know her now, but I am convinced that there is some
mystery in connexion with her change of life.
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