Martin had driven it round from the stables, but he was in a suit of tweed; it seemed that he was not going with it.

Then the front door opened, and Morris appeared as usual in a violent hurry.

One of the strangers was on the pavement close to the house door, looking with interest at the car.
But his interest in the car ceased when the boy appeared.

And from the railings of the square garden opposite another stranger crossed the road, and from the left behind the car came a third.
"Mr.Morris Assheton ?" said the first.
"Well, what then ?" asked Morris.
The two others moved a little nearer.
"I arrest you in the King's name," said the first.
Morris was putting on a light coat as he came across the pavement.

One arm was in, the other out.