Whatever he thought proper to do, it was absolutely understood that she was to reveal nothing of what "came in," and was even carefully to conserve anything she heard outside with a view to bringing it in.

Mrs Williams was too prone to indiscretion in the matter of letting news slip prematurely; and as to its capture, her husband would often confess, with private humour, that Minnie wasn't much of a mouser.
"Well, that's something to be thankful for," said Mrs Murchison.

"I lay awake for two hours last night thinking of that boy in jail, and his poor old father, seventy-nine years of age, and such a fine old man, so thoroughly respected." "I don't know the young fellow," said Dr Drummond, "but they say he's of good character, not over-solid, but bears a clean reputation.

They're all Tories together, of course, the Ormistons." "It's an old U.E.Loyalist family," remarked Advena.

"Mr Ormiston has one or two rather interesting Revolutionary trophies at his house out there." "None the worse for that.