"Is John Knapp here ?" "Yes, he came an hour ago, and is sitting in the kitchen." "I will call him in myself when I want to speak to him." As soon as the old servant had gone upstairs the Squire went into the kitchen, Mr.Bastow having gone to the cellar to fetch up a bottle of old brandy that was part of a two dozen case given to him by the old Squire fifteen years before.
"Do you go round the house, John, and see that everything is properly fastened up.

I see that you have got a jug of beer there.

You had better get a couple of hours' sleep on that settle.

I shall keep watch, till I am sleepy, and then I will call you.

Let me know if you find any of the doors or windows unbarred." Five minutes later the constable knocked at the door of the parlor.