'Did you ever hear of the Hand of Glory?'
'No, never.'
'I wonder what became of Wellon's hand—the hand that throttled Mary Rundle, and stuck the knife into the heart of Jane, and brought down their aunt wi' a blow of the fist. That hand was a mighty hand.'
'Wellon was hung in chains, and fell to dust.'
'But not the hand. Such a hand as that was too precious. Did you never hear it was cut off, and the body swung for years without it?'
'No, I did not.'
'It was so.'
'What good was it to anyone?'
'It was worth pounds and pounds.'
'As a curiosity?'