It is unsafe to go through the streets alone at night.

A score of men have, since we came here, been found lying dead with a knife between their ribs." "Yes; the population here is very much divided, Mike, and even those who are favourable to Philip have no love for the foreign soldiers whose bayonets keep him on the throne.

The duke has, many times, made formal complaints to the king and the city authorities.

Philip has given strict orders for the arrest of bad characters, but the city civil authorities protest that they cannot lay hands upon them, and I believe have never taken the slightest trouble to do so." "How long shall we be away, your honour ?" "I should say, a month.

I am to have temporary rank as major, while engaged on this business.