It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapters XLV and XLVI

In which two felons contrive a scheme to break into a well-guarded house, enlisting the aid of a reluctant but skilled accomplice and plotting with the precision of seasoned knaves over drinks in a squalid cabin. Subsequently, their chosen man, faltering and heavy of heart, is drawn into the revelry of old acquaintances, his caution melting beneath the lure of familiar mirth and midnight dancing.