wroteoutthatIwishedtodoneedlework,andgavehisaddress。
AndhegotwhatIwroteoutdisplayedatafewplaceswhereitcostnothing,andMrsClennamfoundmethatway,andsentforme。Thegatewillbelocked,sir!’
Shewassotremulousandagitated,andhewassomovedbycompassionforher,andbydeepinterestinherstoryasitdawneduponhim,thathecouldscarcelytearhimselfaway。Butthestoppageofthebell,andthequietintheprison,wereawarningtodepart;andwithafewhurriedwordsofkindnessheleftherglidingbacktoherfather。
Butheremainedtoolate。Theinnergatewaslocked,andthelodgeclosed。Afteralittlefruitlessknockingwithhishand,hewasstandingtherewiththedisagreeableconvictionuponhimthathehadgottogetthroughthenight,whenavoiceaccostedhimfrombehind。
’Caught,eh?’saidthevoice。’Youwon’tgohometillmorning。