“No; it must end one day.”
“You won’t give your word unconditionally?”
“No; you know my condition.”
He ignored it with a blazing eye,his hand upon the door.
“You prefer to die, then?” “Infinitely.”
“Then die you may, and be damned to you!”
CHAPTER XVII
THIEVES FALL OUT
The door slammed. It was invisibly locked and the key taken out. I listened for the last of an angry stride. It never even began. But after a pause the door was unlocked again,
“No; it must end one day.”
“You won’t give your word unconditionally?”
“No; you know my condition.”
He ignored it with a blazing eye,his hand upon the door.
“You prefer to die, then?” “Infinitely.”
“Then die you may, and be damned to you!”
CHAPTER XVII
THIEVES FALL OUT
The door slammed. It was invisibly locked and the key taken out. I listened for the last of an angry stride. It never even began. But after a pause the door was unlocked again,
