The String of Pearls (1850), p. 417
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"I will follow you, Sir Richard," said the fruiterer. "I reside in Fleet Street, and rather than not ferret out such a villain as Todd from the neighbourhood, I would run any risks. I am with you, sir."
"And I," said Sir Christopher Wren.
"And I—" cried every one.
TODD PERFORMS AN OPERATION ON MRS. STAG.
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"Come on," said the magistrate. "Come on. I will take the small lantern, and if I meet Todd, my great aim will be to take him a prisoner, not to kill him; and mind all of you, if by any chance a scuffle with that man should ensue, it would be a scandalous cheating of the gallows to do him any injury that might even delay his execution. Now, come on."
It required no small amount of real courage to lead the way in that expedition
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