She had been married four times: three of her husbands died of hempen fevers; and the fourth, having been twice condemned, was saved from the noose by Jonathan Wild, who not only managed to bring him off, but to obtain for him the situation of under-turnkey in Newgate. But recently he had asked God to pile it all on him; and God had added this, with a fresh portion for Ruth. ‘Else she would not have married that ne’er-do-well only because Jarvis proposed him to her. To-day he selected the girl, and gave her the lead-chair. The girl stupidly ran for the teacher leaving her still without clothing. It ran in rivulets down her face, penetrating her hood and the thick quilting of her coat. Sometimes it seemed to him that he was an impostor: that Ruth believed him to be one Howard Spurlock, when he was only masquerading as Spurlock. ’ ‘Ah, that explains your surprise. ’ ‘I do not marry a man who makes me a threat like this,’ she flashed. “I am afraid,” he said gravely, “that your sister has been a little indiscreet. Will you marry me?” Anna looked at him in blank amazement. Accordingly, he proceeded to a gate which stood upon the south, and guarded the passage communicating with the leads.
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