You will ride over to the farm each day, and tell Charlie any news you may have learnt, or take any message I may send you for him.
"We must do nothing hastily.

The first thing to learn, if possible, is whether any of us are included in the charge of being concerned in a plot against William's life.

In the next place, who are the witnesses, and what evidence they intend to give.

No doubt the most important is the man who was placed as a spy at Sir Marmaduke's." "As I know his face, sir," Charlie said eagerly, "could I not find him, and either force him to acknowledge that it is all false, or else kill him?
I should be in my right in doing that, surely, since he is trying to swear away my father's life by false evidence." "I should say nothing against that, lad.

If ever a fellow deserved killing he does; that is, next to his rascally employer.