“Wanted to take liberties with us—ho-o-o!”
“But we wouldn’t let ’em.”
“They snatched up my lady.”
“And drank all the wines and spirits.”
“They had all black faces.”
“Masks, I suppose,” said Blood, coolly.
“Yes, sir; masks, dark lanterns, and daggers. Oh, it was a mercy both on us weren’t killed.”
“And which way did they go?”
“Can’t tell, sir.”
“I must see to this at once,” said Blood; “this outrage is too great to be endured.”