He twisted out of the grip of the dragoons, for he was strong and agile, but they closed with him again immediately, and bore him down.

Pinning him to the ground, they tied his wrists behind his back, then roughly pulled him to his feet again.
"Take him away," said Hobart shortly, and turned to issue his orders to the other waiting troopers.

"Go search the house, from attic to cellar; then report to me here." The soldiers trailed out by the door leading to the interior.

Mr.Blood was thrust by his guards into the courtyard, where Pitt and Baynes already waited.

From the threshold of the hall, he looked back at Captain Hobart, and his sapphire eyes were blazing.