The Brownbie party present consisted of the old man, Joe and Jack Brownbie, and Boscobel, Jerry keeping himself in the background because of his disfigurement.

The sergeant, as he swallowed his food, acknowledged that he had heard something about it.

"And that's what brings you here," continued Joe.
"There ain't nothing wrong here," said old Brownbie.
"I hope not, Mr.Brownbie," said the sergeant.

"I hope not.

We haven't got any thing against you, at any rate." Sergeant Forrest was a graduate of Oxford, the son of an English clergyman, who, having his way to make in the world, had thought that an early fortune would be found in the colonies.