an irreclaimable criminal

She's good at playing musical instruments, singing and dancing, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

To kill the honestest Man in Spain, if I be well paid.

We may keep it by us, replied the pawnbroker, for months; there is no demand for such articles. But, exclaimed she, eagerly, I shall soon redeem it! So you all say, returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.