“Yes, I am sure you would.”
Chapter Eight.
The Traitors’ Heads.
“Where is Mr Selby’s club?” asked Frank, as they started that afternoon to keep their appointment.
“You be patient, and I’ll show you,” replied Andrew.
“But we are not going by water, are we?”
“To be sure we are. It’s the pleasantest way, and we avoid the crowded streets. I am to introduce you, so I must be guide.”
This silenced Frank, who sank back in his seat when they stepped into a wherry without hearing the order given to the waterman; and once more his attention was taken up by the busy river scene, which so engrossed his thoughts that he started in surprise on finding that they were approaching the stairs where they had landed upon their last visit, but he made no remark aloud.