accomplicesinthecrime。
Thesecondconclusioncameasthenecessaryconsequenceofthefirst。
WethreehadnomercytoexpectfromCountFoscoandSirPercivalGlyde。
Thesuccessoftheconspiracyhadbroughtwithitacleargaintothosetwomenofthirtythousandpounds——twentythousandtoone，tenthousandtotheotherthroughhiswife。Theyhadthatinterest，aswellasotherinterests，inensuringtheirimpunityfromexposure，andtheywouldleavenostoneunturned，nosacrificeunattempted，notreacheryuntried，todiscovertheplaceinwhichtheirvictimwasconcealed，andtopartherfromtheonlyfriendsshehadintheworld——MarianHalcombeandmyself。
Thesenseofthisseriousperil——aperilwhicheverydayandeveryhourmightbringnearerandnearertous——wastheoneinfluencethatguidedmeinfixingtheplaceofourretreat。IchoseitinthefareastofLondon，wheretherewerefewestidlepeopletoloungeandlookabouttheminthestreets。Ichoseitinapoorandapopulousneighbourhood——becausetheharderthestruggleforexistenceamongthemenandwomenaboutus，thelesstheriskoftheirhavingthetimeortakingthepainstonoticechancestrangerswhocameamongthem。ThesewerethegreatadvantagesIlookedto，butourlocalitywasagaintousalsoinanotherandahardlylessimportantrespect。Wecouldlivecheaplybythedailyworkofmyhands，andcouldsaveeveryfarthingwepossessedtoforwardthepurpose，therighteouspurpose，ofredressinganinfamouswrong——which，fromfirsttolast，Inowkeptsteadilyinview。