her articles belonging
to him, but he thought it prudent not to touch them. He loaded himself
with the treasure, and when he felt that it was all secure, for he was
obliged to divide it in different parcels, and stow it in various
manners about his person, he re-locked the chest, placed the key in the
cupboard, and quitting the room, made fast the door, and, like a dutiful
son, left the remains of his mother to be inhumed at the expense of the
parish.

As he left the house without being observed, and gained the town of
Portsmouth, never was Mr Vanslyperken's body so heavily loaded, or his
heart lighter. He had got rid of Smallbones and of his mother, both in
a way perfectly satisfactory to himself.

He had recovered his own gold, and had also been enriched beyond his
hopes by his mother's savings. He felt not the weight which he carried
about his person, he wished it had been heavier. All he felt was, very
anxious to be on board, and have his property secured. His boat waited
for him, and one of the men informed him his presence was required at
the admiral's immediately; but Mr Vanslyperken first went on board, and
having safely locked up all his treasures, then complied with the
admiral's wishes. They were to sail immediately, for the intelligence
of the Duke of Gloucester's death had just arrived with the despatches,
announcing the same to be taken to King William, who was still at the
Hague. Vanslyperken sent the boat on board with orders to Short, to
heave short and loose sails, and then hastened up to the house of
Lazarus the Jew, aware that the cutter would, in all probability, be
dispatched immediately to the Hague. The Jew had the letters for Ramsay
all prepared. Vanslyperken once more touched his liberal fee, and, in
an hour, he was again under way for the Texel.

During the passage, which was very quick, Mr Vanslyperken amused
himself as usual, in copying the letters to Ramsay, which contained the
most important intelligence of the projects of the Jacobites, and, from
the various communications between Ramsay and the conspirators,
Vanslyperken had also been made acquainted with the circumstance
hitherto unknown to him, of the existence of the caves above the cove,
where he had been taken to by the informer, as mentioned in the early
part of this work, and also of the names of the parties who visited it.

Of this intelligence Vanslyperken determined to avail himself
by-and-bye. It was evident that