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Chapter 5

           Howfarmightyoucallyourselvesfromthemarshes,hereabouts?Notaboveamile,Ireckon?"

           "Justamile,"saidMrs.Joe.

           "That’lldo.Webegintocloseinupon’emaboutdusk.Alittlebeforedusk,myordersare.That’lldo."

           "Convicts,sergeant?"askedMr.Wopsle,inamatter-of-courseway.

           "Ay!"returnedthesergeant,"two.They’reprettywellknowntobeoutonthemarshesstill,andtheywon’ttrytogetclearof’embeforedusk.Anybodyhereseenanythingofanysuchgame?"

           Everybody,myselfexcepted,saidno,withconfidence.Nobodythoughtofme.

           "Well!"saidthesergeant,"they’llfindthemselvestrappedinacircle,Iexpect,soonerthantheycounton.Now,blacksmith!Ifyou’reready,hisMajestytheKingis."

           Joehadgothiscoatandwaistcoatandcravatoff,andhisleatherapronon,andpassedintotheforge.Oneofthesoldiersopeneditswoodenwindows,anotherlightedthefire,anotherturnedtoatthebellows,thereststoodroundtheblaze,whichwassoonroaring.ThenJoebegantohammerandclink,hammerandclink,andwealllookedon.

           Theinterestoftheimpendingpursuitnotonlyabsorbedthegeneralattention,butevenmademysisterliberal.Shedrewapitcherofbeerfromthecaskforthesoldiers,andinvitedthesergeanttotakeaglassofbrandy.ButMr.Pumblechooksaid,sharply,"Givehimwine,Mum.

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