Now, wait till I've whistled in the preventive crews, and inside of ten minutes you shall see what game these pretty innocents were playing." He blew his whistle, and a whistle answered from the offing, where the flares continued to blaze.
"Excuse me again," said the Major, ignoring the interruption and still addressing himself to Captain Arbuthnot, "but this is a very serious accusation, sir.

If, as you surmise--or rather as your informant surmises--these boats should prove to be laden with contraband goods, the men undoubtedly deserve punishment; and I am the less likely to deprecate it since they have compromised me by their folly.

For me, holding as I do the King's commission of the peace, to be involved, however innocently, however unconsciously--" "Ay," struck in Mr.Smellie again, "it's a devilish awkward business for you, Hymen.

But you won't improve it by turning cat-in-the-pan at the last moment, and so I warn you.

Come along, lads!" he called to the preventive crews.