’MrRugg,’saidArthur,inhisdejection,’myonlywishis,thatitshouldbeover。Iwillgoon,andtakemychance。’
’Anotherwordofreason,sir!’criedMrRugg。’Now,thisisreason。Theothermaybetaste;butthisisreason。Ifyoushouldbetakenonalittleone,sir,youwouldgototheMarshalsea。
Now,youknowwhattheMarshalseais。Veryclose。Excessivelyconfined。WhereasintheKing’sBench——’MrRuggwavedhisrighthandfreely,asexpressingabundanceofspace。
’Iwouldrather,’saidClennam,’betakentotheMarshalseathantoanyotherprison。’
’Doyousaysoindeed,sir?’returnedMrRugg。’Thenthisistaste,too,andwemaybewalking。’