"Wull that do for ye?" inquired Mackenzie.
"It may. I congratulate you, Mackenzie; it's a strong hand, at
any rate. Two burglaries and the Melrose necklace, Bunny!" And
he turned to me with a rueful smile.
"An' all easy to prove," said the Scotchman, pocketing the
warrant. "I've one o' these for you," he added, nodding to me,
"only not such a long one."
"To think," said the captain reproachfully, "that my shib should
be made a den of thiefs! It shall be a very disagreeable madder,
I have been obliged to pud you both in irons until we get to
Nables."
"Surely not!" exclaimed Raffles. "Mackenzie, intercede with him;
don't give your countrymen away before all hands! Captain, we
can't escape; surely you could hush it up for the night? Look
here, here's everything I have in my pockets; you empty yours,
too, Bunny, and they shall strip us stark if they suspect we've
weapons up our sleeves. All I ask is that we are allowed to get
out of this without gyves upon our wrists!"
"Webbons you may not have," said the captain; "but wad aboud der
bearl dat you were sdealing?"
"You shall have it!" cried Raffles. "You shall have it this
minute if you guarantee no public indignity on board!"
"That I'll see to," said Mackenzie, "as long as you behave
yourselves. There now, where is't?"
"On the table under your nose.
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