Oswald has heard Father do this to his friends, so he knows it is the right thing.

The robber said he didn't mind if he did.

And that is right, too.
And Dora went and got a bottle of Father's ale--the Light Sparkling Family--and a glass, and we gave it to the robber.

Dora said she would be responsible.
Then when he had had a drink he told us about bandits, but he said it was so bad in wet weather.

Bandits' caves were hardly ever properly weathertight.