We had a fourth reason as well, and that was the best reason of the lot.

You remember Dora thought it would be wrong to be bandits.
And the Fifth of November came while Dora was away at Stroud staying with her godmother.

Stroud is in Gloucestershire.

We were determined to do it while she was out of the way, because we did not think it wrong, and besides we meant to do it anyhow.
We held a Council, of course, and laid our plans very carefully.

We let H.O.be Captain, because it was his idea.