His answer was, that it would not be convenient to him to call till between six and seven in the evening.

In this way, you see, he contrived to make me lose several precious hours, at a time when minutes almost were of importance.

I had nothing for it but to be patient, and to give certain instructions, before Mr.Davager came, to my boy Tom.
There never was such a sharp boy of fourteen before, and there never will be again, as my boy Tom.

A spy to look after Mr.Davager was, of course, the first requisite in a case of this kind; and Tom was the smallest, quickest, quietest, sharpest, stealthiest little snake of a chap that ever dogged a gentleman's steps and kept cleverly out of range of a gentleman's eyes.

I settled it with the boy that he was not to show at all when Mr.Davager came; and that he was to wait to hear me ring the bell when Mr.Davager left.