men for ladies whose range of acquaintance was narrow.
In the course of business, he set up for himself eventually; and as he
worked, the bright idea came to him, why not find as guests men who
may snap up, in the heat and the security of the dance, such
unconsidered trifles as sprays, pendants, and lockets. To this end he
married, and his wife being a clever woman who fell in with his idea,
she--under the name of Kavanagh--made the acquaintance of a number
of youths whose business it was to dance; and eventually wormed
herself into many good houses. The trial brought to light the
extraordinary fact that no less than twenty-three men and eight women
were bound in this amazing conspiracy, and that Kavanagh acted as the
buyer of the property they stole, giving them a third of the profits, and
swindling them outrageously. He, I believe, is now taking the air at
Portland; and the other young men are finding in the exemplary
exercise of picking oakum, work for idle hands to do.
As for Mrs. Kavanagh, she was dramatic to the end of it; and, as I
learnt from King, she insisted on being arrested in bed.
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