“Youshe-fiend！“Danglarhadfoundhisvoiceagain。You’llcrawlforthis！Doyouunderstand？andI’llshowyouinsideoftwenty-fourhourswhatyou’reupagainst，you-you-“Hisvoicebrokeinitsfury。Theveinswerestandingoutonthesideofhisnecklikewhipcords。Hecouldjustmovehisforearmsalittle，andhishandsreachedouttowardher，curvedlikeclaws。“I’ll-“
ButRhodaGrayhadclosedthedoorbehindher，and，withtheSparrow，wasretreatingdownthestairs。
VII。FELLOWTHIEVES
Reachingthecourtyard，RhodaGrayledthewaywithoutawordthroughthedriveway，andfindingthestreetclear，hurriedonrapidly。Hermind，strangelystimulated，wasworkinginquick，incisiveflashes。Herworkwasnotyetdone。TheSparrowwassafe，asfarashislifewasconcerned；butherpossessionofeventhenecklacewouldnotsavetheSparrowfromthelaw。Therewasthemoneythatwasgonefromthesafe。Shecouldnotrecoverthat，but-yes，dimly，shebegantoseeaway。Sheswervedsuddenlyfromthesidewalkasshecametoanalleyway-whichhadbeenherobjective-anddrewtheSparrowinwithheroutofsightofthestreet。
TheSparrowgrippedatherhand。