Suppose our mastiff mortally wounded in the lists, who shall prevent his growling out some species of confession different from what we would recommend ?" "Marry, that can his mediciner," said Dwining.

"Let me wait on him, and have the opportunity to lay but a finger on his wound, and trust me he shall betray no confidence." "Why, there's a willing fiend, that needs neither pushing nor prompting!" said Ramorny.
"As I trust I shall need neither in your knighthood's service." "We will go indoctrinate our agent," continued the knight.

"We shall find him pliant; for, hound as he is, he knows those who feed from those who browbeat him; and he holds a late royal master of mine in deep hate for some injurious treatment and base terms which he received at his hand.

I must also farther concert with thee the particulars of thy practice, for saving the ban dog from the hands of the herd of citizens." We leave this worthy pair of friends to their secret practices, of which we shall afterwards see the results.

They were, although of different qualities, as well matched for device and execution of criminal projects as the greyhound is to destroy the game which the slowhound raises, or the slowhound to track the prey which the gazehound discovers by the eye.