Keeping themselves between Ned and the man stalking across the courtyard, they followed the church wall. Relief flooded through Bert as he saw the policeman intercept the figure. It gave them the opportunity to reach Gresham Street where they vanished into one of the many alleys.
Emerging into Cheapside, Bert asked Ned, “Yer sure that were t’ man?”
Ned nodded. “Certain sure.”
“Bloody ’ell, then there’s like ter be bad trouble if’n ’e finds out oo sprung yez. I ’eard t’ Peeler. ’E’s a magistrate. If’n I ’eard right, ’is name’s Burlington-Smythe, an’ that means ’is friends got t’ power ter make things ’ard fer t’ likes o’ us.”
Tommy, trotting alongside him, nodded. “Yer right. ’Is favourite is transport ter t’ colonies. ’E’d ’ang ’em as soon as ’e’d transport ’em if’n t’ law allowed a ma
