"Bad news travels apace, and, an hour since, a man brought in the news that Sir Marmaduke had been seen riding, evidently a prisoner, surrounded by soldiers, on the road towards Lancaster.

So that villain we chased last night must have learnt something.

I suppose they will be here tomorrow, but I do not see what serious charge they can have against us.

We have neither collected arms, nor taken any steps towards a rising.

We have talked over what we might do, if there were a landing made from France, but, as there may be no landing, that is a very vague charge." "Unfortunately, that is not the charge against my father.