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in one of the loose-boxes, same as Moriarty 

 suggested for me to do with Giveen; but I've 

 thought it over, and there's no use in it. It would 

 only mean that they'd stick me in prison and Lord 

 knows what. It would ruin me entirely. But if 

 we can get the chap to consent, that's a different 

 matter." 



"Oh, yes, it would never do to make him a 

 prisoner," said the girl. " That would be a 

 common, brutal sort of thing to do. But if you 

 can persuade him just to let the horse run the race 

 it won't hurt the horse and it may make your 

 fortune — even that, I'm afraid, is scarcely right; 

 it's tampering with his conscience." 



" But none of these chaps have consciences," 

 said Bobby. " At least, none to speak of." 



" Then of course," said Miss Grimshaw, " you 

 can't tamper with thern." 



