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From what I hear, in spite of all his wealth and his title, he very nearly came our way once or twice. There was a scandal about his drenching a dog with petroleum and setting it on fire  her ladyship's dog, to make the matter worse  and that was only hushed up with difficulty. FROM WHAT I HEAR IN SPITE OF ALL HIS WEALTH AND HIS TITLE HE VERY NEARLY CAME AWAY ONCE OR TWICE THERE WAS A SCANDAL ABOUT HIS DRENCHING A DOG WITH PETROLEUM AND SETTING IT ON FIRE HER LADYSHIP'S DOG TO MAKE THE MATTER WORSE AND THAT WAS ONLY HUSHED UP WITH DIFFICULTY
st. We have been on the look-out for him, and there was some idea that he had got away to America. Now that we know that the gang are here, I don't see how they can escape. We have the news at every seaport already, and a reward will be offered before evening. What beats me is how they could have done so mad a thing, knowing that the lady could describe them and that we could not fail to recognize the description.' 'Exactly. One would have expected that they would silence Lady Brackenstall as well.' 'They may not have realized,' I suggested, 'that she had recovered from her faint.' 'That is likely enough. If she seemed to be senseless, they would not take her life. What about this poor fellow, Hopkins? I seem to have heard some queer stories about him.' 'He was a good-hearted man when he was sober, but a perfect fiend when he was drunk, or rather when he was half drunk, for he seldom really went the whole way. The devil seemed to be in him at such times, and he was capable of anything. LD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN GETTING HIM NOT THE SLIGHTEST WE'VE BEEN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HIM AND THERE WAS SOME IDEA HE'D GOT AWAY TO AMERICA NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THE GANG ARE HERE I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN ESCAPE WE HAVE THE NEWS EVERY SEAPORT ALREADY AND A REWARD WE OFFERED BEFORE EVENING WHAT BEATS ME IS HOW THEY COULD HAVE DONE SO MAD A THING KNOWING THAT THE LADY COULD DESCRIBE THEM AND THAT WE COULD NOT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE A DESCRIPTION EXACTLY ONE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD SILENCE LADY BRACKENSTALL AS WELL THEY MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED I SUGGESTED THAT SHE HAD RECOVERED FROM HER FAINT THAT IS LIKELY ENOUGH IF SHE SEEMED TO BE SENSELESS THEY WOULD NOT TAKE HER LIFE BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS POOR FELLOW HOPKINS I SEEM TO HAVE HEARD SOME QUEER STORIES ABOUT HIM HE WAS A GOOD HEARTED MAN WHEN HE WAS SOBER BUT A PERFECT FIEND WHEN HE WAS DRUNK OR RATHER WHEN HE WAS HALF DRUNK FOR HE SELDOM REALLY WENT THE WHOLE WAY THE DEVIL SEEMED TO BE IN HIM AT SUCH TIMES AND HE WAS CAPABLE OF ANYTHING
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