Andsoitseemedthatshehadtherighttohope，eventhoughtherewerestillsomanythingsshedidnotknow，thatifsheallowedhermindtodwelluponthatphaseofit，itstaggeredher-wherethosecodemessagescamefrom，andhow；whyRoughRorkeofheadquartershadnevermadeasignsincethatfirstnight；whytheoriginalGypsyNan，whowasdeadnow，hadbeenforcedintohidingwiththedeathpenaltyofthelawhangingoverher；whyDanglar，thoughGypsyNan’shusband，wascomparativelyfree。These，andamyriadotherthings！ButshecountednowuponherknowledgeoftheAdventurer’ssecrettoforcefromhimeverythingheknew；and，withthattoworkon，aconfessionfromsomeofthegangincorroborationthatwouldprovetheauthorshipofthecrimeofwhichshehadseeminglybeencaughtintheactofcommitting。
Yes，shewasbeginningtoseethewayatlast-throughtheAdventurer。Itseemedasureandcertainway。IfshepresentedherselfbeforehimasGypsyNan，whomhebelievedtobenotonlyoneofthegang，butactuallyDanglar’swife，andlethimknowthatshewasawareofthedualrolehewasplaying，andthattheinformationhethusacquiredasthePugheturnedtohisownaccountandtotheundoingofthegang，hemustofnecessitybeathermercy。Hermercy！Whatexquisiteirony！Hermercy！Themanherheartloved；thethiefhercommonsenseabhorred！Whatirony！
Whenshe，too，playedadoublerole；whenintheirothercharacters，thatoftheAdventurerandtheWhiteMoll，heandshewerelinkedtogetherbythegangasconfederates，whereas，intruth，theywerewiderapartthanthepolesoftheearth！
Hermercy！Howmercifulwouldshebe-tothethiefsheloved？Heknew，hemustknow，alltheinnersecretsofthegang。Shesmiledwanlynowasshereachedthelanding。Wouldheknowthatinthelastanalysisherthreatwouldbeonlyanidleone；that，thoughherfuture，hersafety，herlifedependedonobtainingtheevidenceshefelthecouldsupply，herthreatwouldbeempty，andthatshewaspowerless-becauseshelovedhim。Buthedidnotknowshelovedhim-shewasGypsyNan。Ifshekepthersecret，ifhedidnotpenetrateherdisguiseasshehadpenetratedhis，ifshewereGypsyNanandDanglar’swifetohim，herthreatwouldbevalidenough，and-andhewouldbeathermercy！
Aflush，halfshamed，halfangry，dyedthegrimethatwaspartofGypsyNan’sdisguiseuponherface。Whatwasshesayingtoherself？