"Youwillcontinueasyouare,"saidJonathanWild,standingovertheheavybagofmoney."Myslave!""Slave?"echoedJack,startingtohisfeet."It'stimeyouknewwhomyouhavetodealwith.HenceforthIthrowofftheyoke.Iwillneitherstirhandnorfootforyoumore.Attempttomolestme,andyouwilllearnJackSheppardisamatchforJonathanWild,anyday!"
Jonathansmiledcontemptuously."Iwillmakenotermswithyou,"hesaid."Neglectmyorders,andIwillhangyou!"
WilliamHarrisonAinsworth(1805-1882)wrotenearlyfortynovels,chieflywithhistoricalbasis.JackShepard,ARomance,achroniclesetduringthreedecadesoftheearly1700s,wasfirstpublishedin1839,andisrankedamongthefinestofAinsworth'screations.