The old rascal is only standing out for more money." "No, he isn't," Richard corrected him.

"It's not that.

I'm sure he believes his witnesses have been tampered with, as he calls it." "What if they have, boy ?" Adrian put it boldly.

"The ground is cut from under his feet." "Blaize told me that if my father would give his word there had been nothing of the sort, he would take it.

My father will give his word." "Then," said Adrian, "you had better stop him from going down." Austin looked at Adrian keenly, and questioned him whether he thought the farmer was justified in his suspicions.