“One would think I had said nothing about the matter. All through that brief but measureless space of time during which wonder kept him silent, as fear did her, she cowered there, a limp helpless object. . "Speak plainly. The prospect of the gallows would never deter me from taking to the road, if I were so inclined. You told me just now that you wished to speak a few words to me in private, concerning Thames Darrell, and for that purpose I have left my father below with Mr. Wild allowed you to have your fine clothes again, or you might have been taken in a still more disgraceful garb. Suddenly, such a shout as has seldom smitten human ears rent the air. An unexpected vacancy, wasn’t it? Every one comes in on unexpected vacancy.