But that had happened yesterday which scattered his fine dreams and brought him face to face with terror.

God's curse on that ferrety Justice, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey.
He had for some time had his eye on the man.

The year before he had run across him in Montpelier, being then engaged in a very crooked business, and had fancied that the magistrate had also his eye on him.

Taught by long experience to watch potential enemies, he had taken some trouble over the lean high-beaked dignitary.

Presently he had found out curious things.