Whose words caught his instant attention,
For he heard one say, as he drew more near,
‘I’ll cut his throat from ear to ear
And send his soul to ⸺’ a place which here
I really don’t like to mention.
“Shocked at these words, though somewhat alarmed,
His Lordship his noble heart soon calmed,
And set his nerves firm as rockstone,
Then followed the men up a street so lone
And dark that,”—here Mrs. Browne gave a groan,