'Our men are thirty to four of them: no harm will be done at all.' 'Then there is an attack!' exclaimed Stockdale; 'and you knew it was to be.

Why should you side with men who break the laws like this ?' 'Why should you side with men who take from country traders what they have honestly bought wi' their own money in France ?' said she firmly.
'They are not honestly bought,' said he.
'They are,' she contradicted.

'I and Owlett and the others paid thirty shillings for every one of the tubs before they were put on board at Cherbourg, and if a king who is nothing to us sends his people to steal our property, we have a right to steal it back again.' Stockdale did not stop to argue the matter, but went quickly in the direction of the noise, Lizzy keeping at his side.

'Don't you interfere, will you, dear Richard ?' she said anxiously, as they drew near.

'Don't let us go any closer: 'tis at Warm'ell Cross where they are seizing 'em.
You can do no good, and you may meet with a hard blow!' 'Let us see first what is going on,' he said.