Will was safe in prison; Bet was safe at Warrington. One
week of happiness with her, and then he would secure for himself a
good berth on board a prosperous ship, and sail away, the luckiest
fellow in the land.
If Dent had a conscience at all, it was a very dull one, and it
certainly gave him no trouble some qualms that night. He still possessed
seven or eight pounds of the stolen money, and he intended to have a
right good time with Bet--to spend his ill-gotten wealth freely, and
to enjoy himself in a thorough manner for once in his life. He had
been to Warrington and made all final arrangements; and now, about
nine o'clock in the evening, he left his lodgings to fulfill an
appointment he had made with Granger, who was to meet him and was to
have a good time with him at the Star and Garter.
Dent's lodgings were close to the docks; and to go from there to
Granger's place in Sparrow Street he generally walked up a very narrow
and very disreputable street. He could have gone around, going along
Castle Street and down by Lime Street; but the other way was a great
short cut: and to meet low people, to hear the voices of tipsy men and
loud-voiced women gave him no manner of annoyance.
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