Need I tell you that I would have had my tongue torn out before I
would have told him such things had I not a greater end in view?
I would let him know all if I could but save the army of Clausel.
At last he closed his note-book and replaced it in his pocket.
"I am obliged to you for this information, which shall reach Lord
Wellington to-morrow," said he.
"You have done your share of the bargain; it is for me now to
perform mine. How would you wish to die? As a soldier you
would, no doubt, prefer to be shot, but some think that a jump
over the Merodal precipice is really an easier death. A good few
have taken it, but we were, unfortunately, never able to get an
opinion from them afterward. There is the saw, too, which does
not appear to be popular. We could hang you, no doubt, but it
would involve the inconvenience of going down to the wood.
However, a promise is a promise, and you seem to be an excellent
fellow, so we will spare no pains to meet your wishes."
"You said," I answered, "that I must die before midnight.
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