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That’swhatIcameherefor-totellyouthateverythingisallright，afterall。ThePugwilltalk。Maybehewouldn’tifhejusthadhischoicebetweenthatandthequick，painlessendthatabulletwouldbring；buttherearesomethingsthatamancan’tstand。Getme？We’lltryafewofthoseonthePug，and，believeme，beforewe’rethrough，therewon’tbeanysecretswrappedupinhisbosom。“
RhodaGraystoodmotionless。ThankGodithadgrowndark-darkenoughtohidethewhitenessthatsheknewhadcreptoverherface，andthehorrorthathadcreptintohereyes。“Youmean“-hervoicewasverylow-“youmeanyou’regoingtotorturehimintotalking？“
“Sure！“saidDanglar。“Whatdoyouthink！“
“Andafterthat？“
“Webumphimoff，ofcourse，“saidDanglarcallously。“Heknowsallaboutus，don’the？AndIguesswe’llsquareuponwhat’scomingtohim！He’sputthecrimpintousforthelasttime！“
Danglar’svoicepitchedsuddenlyhoarseinfury。“That’sahellofaquestiontoask！Whatdoyouthinkwe’ddowithayellowcurthat’sdouble-crosseduslikethat？“
PleadfortheAdventurer’slife？Itwasuseless；itwasworsethanuseless-itwouldonlyarousesuspiciontowardherself。Fromthestandpointofanyoneofthegang，theAdventurer’slifewasforfeit。
Hermindwasswift，cruellyswift，initsworkingsnow。TherecamethepromptingtodiscloseherownidentitytotellDanglarthatheneednotgototheAdventurertodiscoverthewhereaboutsoftheWhiteMoll，thatshewasherenowbeforehim；therecamethepromptingtoofferherselfinlieuofthemansheloved。Butthat，too，wasuseless，andworsethanuseless；theywouldstilldoawaywiththeAdventurerbecausehehadbeenthePug，andtheonlychancehenowhad，asrepresentedbywhatevershemightbeabletodo，wouldbegone，sinceshewouldbuthavedeliveredherselfintotheirhands。
Shedrewbacksuddenly。Danglarhadsteppedtowardher。Shewasunabletoavoidhim，andhisarmencircledherwaist。Sheshiveredasthepressureofhisarmtightened。
“It’sallright，oldgirl！“hesaidexuberantly。“You’vebeenthroughhell，youhave；butit’sallrightatlast。Youleaveittome！Yourhusband’sgotakisstomakeupforeverydropofthatgreaseyou’vehadtoputontheprettiestfaceinNewYork。“
Itseemedasthoughshemustscreamout。Itwashideous。Shecouldnotforceherselftoendureitanotherinstantevenforsafety’ssafe。
Shepushedhimaway。Itwasunbearable-atanyrisk，costwhatitmight。Mind，soulandbodyrecoiledfromtheembrace。
“Leavemealone！“shepanted。“You’vebeendrinking。Leavemealone！“
Hedrewback，andlaughed。
“Notverymuch，“hesaid。“Thecelebrationhasn’tstartedyet，andyou’llbeinonthat。Iguessyournerveshavebeengettingshakylately，haven’tthey？Well，youcanfigureontheswellestrest-cureyoueverheardof，Bertha。Takeitfromme！We’regoingdowntokeepthePugcompanypresently。Youb
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