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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           Alltheundiscernibledifficultiesanddangershehadeverfearedwereclosingin,whenhecouldnotstirhandorfoot.

           ‘Perhaps,myfriend,philosopher,manofvirtue,Imbecile,whatyouwill;perhaps,’saidRigaud,pausinginhisdrinktolookoutofhisglasswithhishorriblesmile,‘youwouldhavedonebettertoleavemealone?’

           ‘No!Atleast,’saidClennam,‘youareknowntobealiveandunharmed.Atleastyoucannotescapefromthesetwowitnesses;andtheycanproduceyoubeforeanypublicauthorities,orbeforehundredsofpeople!’

           ‘Butwillnotproducemebeforeone,’saidRigaud,snappinghisfingersagainwithanairoftriumphantmenace.‘TotheDevilwithyourwitnesses!TotheDevilwithyourproduced!TotheDevilwithyourself!What!DoIknowwhatIknow,forthat?HaveImycommodityonsale,forthat?Bah,poordebtor!Youhaveinterruptedmylittleproject.Letitpass.Howthen?Whatremains?Toyou,nothing;tome,all.Produceme!Isthatwhatyouwant?Iwillproducemyself,onlytooquickly.Contrabandist!Givemepen,ink,andpaper.’

           Cavallettogotupagainasbefore,andlaidthembeforehiminhisformermanner.Rigaud,aftersomevillainousthinkingandsmiling,wrote,andreadaloud,asfollows:

           ‘ToMRSCLENNAM.

           ‘Waitanswer.

           ‘PrisonoftheMarshalsea.‘Attheapartmentofyourson.

           ‘DearMadam,‘Iamindespairtobeinformedto-daybyourprisonerhere(whohashadthegoodnesstoemployspiestoseekme,livingforpoliticreasonsinretirement),thatyouhavehadfearsformysafety.

           ‘Reassureyourself,dearmadam.

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