The
Master of the Mint, with whom the Jacobite captain had often had transactions
before, vouched for their being men of honour and loyalty; and Kneebone was so
well satisfied with his representations, that he at once closed the matter by
administering to the applicants the oath of allegiance and fidelity to King James
the Third, and several other oaths besides, all of which those gentlemen took
with as little hesitation as the sum of money, afterwards tendered, to make the
compact binding. ”
“Not yet,” he said. ‘You cannot read my mind at all, monsieur. "For the caption!" replied Jackson, coolly drawing a brace of pistols from his
pockets. If the young ladies were
dowerless, which seemed likely, their attire at least—so Lucilla assured him in a
whisper—was of the first stare. The unexpected twist—his disclosure to McClintock—had given Spurlock but
temporary relief. ’”
Anna made no remark.
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