and you with him unless you seize this chance and withdraw your countenance from him the three rose by one impulse make your preparations to leave the jail said mr half an hour is quite enough under the circumstances said stood aghast � his mind was not fast enough to keep up mr bow and retired he was scarcely out of the room when the drew up an order tor hia from his office mr was sent for we have found the all you described him discipline is impossible with such a man here is an order for his s eyes sparkled we will enter it into the book meantime you are to see it executed went ont but presently returned he won t go gentlemen what do yon mean by he won t go said � told him your orders and he said tell their they are exceeding their authority and i won t go then i said they give you half an hour to pack up and then you must off he he i he i and what did he say � � o they give me half an hour do they says he you take them this and he wrote this on a slip of paper � here it is the slip contained these words x i m s while the were over this added gentlemen he said in his polite way if it is like the prison rules and beats their comprehension you may tell them it means � there ib many a slip t the cup and the up � � well mr what next � i am for a siege says he and he goes into his own room and i heard him shoot the bolt what does that mean inquired mr � it means sir that you won t get him out except by kicking him out had been their wounded vanity in order to get them up to this then turn him out by force slid but the other two were wiser no we must not do � we can keep him out if once he crosses the door i will manage it for you gentlemen said mr � do mr went out and with a message to mr that a gentleman had ridden over from oxford to see him and was at his house mr was in his room busy collecting and arranging several papers he had just tied them up in a little when he heard s voice at the door when that worthy it is never too late to mend delivered his message his lip curled with scorn but he said very well will disappoint the sly thought he but the next moment looking out of his window he saw a fly with a gray horse coming along the road at last � he cried and instantly his door and issued forth with his little under his arm he had scarce taken ten steps when a out from a comer and stood over his room door all return mr smiled and passed on along the corridor he descended the first floor to the here he found business but not enough to hide that he was watching mr out in the yard leading to the great door he found the thought he � waiting to see me out he raised his hat politely took no notice the others slight there is many a slip the cap and the lip said he to them looking them calmly over then sauntered towards the gate mi came creeping after and joined the every eye watched the parson whom they had himself had gone to the lodge to let him out and keep him out he was but a few steps from the door chuckled his heart beat with exultation another moment and that huge barrier would be interposed forever between him and his enemy the prisoners friend open the door mr said the pulled it quickly open and let that gentleman in a middle aged gentleman was paying off his fly the door being thus thrown open he walked quickly into the jail as if it belonged to him who is this inquired mr sharply the new comer inquired as sharply the governor mr stepped forward i am the governor the new comer handed turn his card and a note mr from the home office said mr to the these sir are the visiting mr bowed but addressed himself to mr only grave charges have been made against you sir i am here to see whether matters are such as to call for a closer investigation may i ask sir who makes the charges against me � the of your own jail but he is my enemy sir my personal enemy � don yourself no public man is safe from we hear an excellent account of you from every quarter but this one my visit will probably turn to your advantage brightened is there any room in which i could conduct this inquiry � will vou be pleased to come to the room tes let us go there at once gentlemen you shall be present if you choose it is right you should know the is cracked said mr i should not wonder pray inquired mr who was that looking character near the gate when i came in � why that was the i thought so i dare say we shall find he has taken a view of things send for if you please and let us get through the business as quickly as we can when mr came he found mr pleasantly with his four on his entrance the gentleman s countenance fell a little and mr had the pleasure of seeing that this man too was prejudiced against him mr � mr � � mr be seated if you please you appear to be ill sir � i am recovering from a mortal sick the eh � some thing of that 