Constable, if you will take my compliments to Captain Rymer and ask him when he can see us--" "Beg pardon, sir," said the constable, evidently sore about the blazer, "the young gent must come along with me now.

That's my duty, and I can't take no instructions contrary." "Very well," said the doctor stiffly; "we will go to Captain Rymer at once." "Hadn't you better handcuff me ?" said Tempest, who appeared to be seized with a wild desire to exasperate the man of the law.
The policeman glared as if he was disposed to take him at his word.
"None of your imperence, I can tell you, my beauty!" said he.

"I ain't a-going to stand it--straight.

Come, stir yourself." "It is not necessary," said the head master, "for you to come with us.
I give my word that we shall be at the police court immediately.

But I wish to avoid the public scandal of one of my boys going through the streets in charge." "I ain't a-going to let him out of my sight," said the ruffled constable.