Barnaby Rudge Chapter 70

In which the calculating Mr Dennis, having navigated the tumults of civic unrest, seeks to secure his own safety by conspiring over the confinement and intended release of young ladies held captive near his abode. Amidst a curious mingling of menace and misguided tenderness, he strikes a bargain with a distressed Miss Miggs, plotting a nocturnal escape that might alter the fortunes of those involved.