He is our prize drunkard, sir, and would have been in jail long ago but for Penhallow.

They are foster-brothers." "Indeed!" Mr.Grey felt that his knowledge of character had been sadly at fault and that he had been wise in not having said more to the man out-of-work.
"Do you think, Mr.Swallow, that if a master reclaimed a slave in this county that there would be any trouble in carrying out the law ?" "No, sir," said Swallow.

"The county authorities are all Democrats and would obey the law.

Suppose, sir, that you were frankly to put before me the whole case, relying on my secrecy.

Where is the man ?" "Let me then tell you my story.