It was after their appearance that the authorities were taught to be distrustful.
You have little idea of the precautions taken nowadays.

There is Sir William Harcourt, for instance, who is attended by policemen everywhere.

I used to go home from the House behind him nightly, but I could never get him alone.

I have walked in the very shadow of that man, but always in a company." "You were never arrested yourself ?" asked Andrew.
"I was once, but we substituted a probationer." "Then did he--was he--" "Yes, poor fellow." "Is that often done ?" "Sometimes.

You perhaps remember the man who went over the Embankment the night we met?
Well, if I had been charged with that, you would have had to be hanged." Andrew took a seat to collect his thoughts.
"Was that why you seemed to take to me so much ?" he asked, wistfully.
"It was only one reason," said the president, soothingly.