O brother, brother, what shall I do?
Will they hang me for it ?" "Never," cried Cuthbert, throwing his strong arm about her and smiling at her words.

"Sweet Petronella, thou hast naught to fear.
This man has long been an outlaw and a robber.

He has many lives to answer for himself, as well as innumerable acts of violence with robbery.

Even were it not so, thou couldest not be held in any wise guilty by law either of God or man.

May Heaven forgive me if I sin, but I am right glad thy bullet did its work so well.