. Denis Duval, Lovel the widower, The Wolves and the lamb, The second funeral of Napoleon ... with illustrations by the author and by Frederick Walker . e said I wanted to kiss her, and sheand Bevil both set on me; and I never wanted to kissthe nasty thing, so help me— You did, you lying wicked boy! cries Miss Edward Bevil came to my rescue; and you struckme, like a low mean coward; and we beat him well, andserved him right, the little abandoned boy. And he kicked one of my teeth out—you did, youHttle villain! roars Bevil, whose jaws had indeed suf-fered in that scuffle in the kitche
. Denis Duval, Lovel the widower, The Wolves and the lamb, The second funeral of Napoleon ... with illustrations by the author and by Frederick Walker . e said I wanted to kiss her, and sheand Bevil both set on me; and I never wanted to kissthe nasty thing, so help me— You did, you lying wicked boy! cries Miss Edward Bevil came to my rescue; and you struckme, like a low mean coward; and we beat him well, andserved him right, the little abandoned boy. And he kicked one of my teeth out—you did, youHttle villain! roars Bevil, whose jaws had indeed suf-fered in that scuffle in the kitchen, when his precioussweetheart came to his aid with the bellows. He called me a coward, and I fought him fair,though he is ever so much older than me, whimj^ersout the prisoner. And Sukey Rudge set upon me,and beat me too; and if I kicked him, he kicked me. And since this kicking match they have found outthat you stole their money, have they? says theDoctor, and turns round, appealing to his brother mag-istrates. Miss Rudge, please to tell the rest of your story?calls out the justices clerk. The rest of the Rudges story was, that having their. Evidence forthe Defence I ESCAPE FROM A GREAT DANGER 129 suspicions roused against me, they determined to ex-amine my cu23boards and boxes in my absence, to seewhether the stolen objects were to be found, and in mybox they discovered the two marked half-crowns, thethree marked shillings, a brass-barrelled pistol, whichwere now in court. Me and Mr. Bevil, the apprentice,found the money in the box; and we called my papafrom the shop, and we fetched Mr. Beales, the con-stable, who lives over the way; and when the little mon-ster came back from school, we seized upon him, andbrought him before your worships, and hanging is whatI said he would always come to, shrieks my enemy MissRudge. Why, I have the key of that box in my pocket now!I cried out. *We had means of opening it, says Miss Rudge,looking very red. Oh, if you have another key—
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