One of the two immediately drove to the house of his chief and asked for instructions.

The order to arrest the servant if he appeared again came back at once.

The consequence was that when Temistocle boldly opened the door with a ready framed excuse for his absence, he was suddenly pinioned by four strong arms, dragged into the sitting-room, and told to hold his tongue in the name of the law.

And that is the last that was heard of Temistocle for some time.

But when the day dawned the men knew that Del Ferice had escaped them.
The affair had not been well managed.