'This prisoner put into the hands of Mrs.MacCandlish of Kippletringan a parcel containing a variety of gold coins and valuable articles of different kinds.

Perhaps, Sir Robert, you might think it right to ask how he came by property of a description which seldom occurs ?' 'You, sir, Mr.Vanbeest Brown, sir, you hear the question, sir, which the gentleman asks you ?' 'I have particular reasons for declining to answer that question,' answered Bertram.
'Then I am afraid, sir,' said Glossin, who had brought matters to the point he desired to reach, 'our duty must lay us under the necessity to sign a warrant of committal.' 'As you please, sir,' answered Bertram; 'take care, however, what you do.
Observe that I inform you that I am a captain in his Majesty's---regiment, and that I am just returned from India, and therefore cannot possibly be connected with any of those contraband traders you talk of; that my lieutenant-colonel is now at Nottingham, the major, with the officers of my corps, at Kingston-upon-Thames.

I offer before you both to submit to any degree of ignominy if, within the return of the Kingston and Nottingham posts, I am not able to establish these points.

Or you may write to the agent for the regiment if you please, and---' 'This is all very well, sir,' said Glossin, beginning to fear lest the firm expostulation of Bertram should make some impression on Sir Robert, who would almost have died of shame at committing such a solecism as sending a captain of horse to jail--'this is all very well, sir; but is there no person nearer whom you could refer to ?' 'There are only two persons in this country who know anything of me,' replied the prisoner.

'One is a plain Liddesdale sheep-farmer, called Dinmont of Charlie's Hope; but he knows nothing more of me than what I told him, and what I now tell you.' 'Why, this is well enough, Sir Robert!' said Glossin.