His invective went unnoticed; there came the rather monotonous refrain--
"Yes; I did".
There were other movements proceeding from all parts of the room. On one side of her were Andrew McTavish and his partner, Mr. Brown. Mr. McTavish was evidently very angry.
"And you lied to us when you pretended that you suspected us of robbing you! You knew all along that the only robbery you yourself had committed--you impudent swindler!"
He only received the same reply--
"Yes; I did".
Dr. Twelves wagged his finger at her, gruesomely.
"You shall hang for it, Isabel Burney--you shall hang by the neck until you're dead!"
Mr. McTavish cried--
"At any rate, you shall be sent to penal servitude for the fraud you have committed on us!"